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US Plant Patent PP24138

Bella Zee

Interspecific tree named ‘Bella Zee’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 27, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 25, 2032. This patent earned 93 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24138, the photograph of Bella Zee printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24138, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP24138
Filed
April 25, 2012
Granted
January 7, 2014
Expires
July 27, 2032
Assignee
GARDNER LEITH MARIE, ZAIGER GARY NEIL, ZAIGER GRANT GENE
Inventor
ZAIGER GARY NEIL; GARDNER LEITH MARIE; ZAIGER GRANT GENE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree. The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Nemaguard’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commercial fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Fruit with attractive dark red skin color. 2. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality. 3. Regular and productive bearer of medium to large size fruit. 4. Fruit being relatively uniform in size and maturity throughout the tree. 5. Fruit with an average Brix of 22.5°. 6. Tree with vigorous, semi-spreading.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree, substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24138 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.