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US Plant Patent PP26204

Crimson Rose

Interspecific tree named ‘Crimson Rose’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 14, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 16, 2033. This patent earned 210 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26204, the photograph of Crimson Rose printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26204, 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
PP26204
Filed
December 16, 2013
Granted
December 15, 2015
Expires
July 14, 2034
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. Vigorous, upright tree growth. 2. Fruit with attractive red skin and flesh color. 3. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 4. Fruit with good handling and shipping quality. 5. Fruit with an average Brix of 18.5°. 6. Heavy and regular production of fruit.

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 PP26204 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.