US Plant Patent PP28367
Carlsbad
Interspecific tree named ‘Carlsbad’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends April 7, 2036.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 21, 2035. This patent earned 108 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP28367
- Filed
- December 21, 2015
- Granted
- September 12, 2017
- Expires
- April 7, 2036
- 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. Tree having a vigorous, semi-spreading growth habit. 2. Tree being a regular and productive bearer of large size fruit. 3. Fruit with an attractive orange skin color. 4. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality. 5. Fruit with good handling and shipping quality.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree, substantially as illustrated and described.
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