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US Plant Patent PP28368

Dapple Delight

Interspecific tree named ‘Dapple Delight’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 6, 2036.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 21, 2035. This patent earned 107 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28368, the photograph of Dapple Delight printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28368, 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
PP28368
Filed
December 21, 2015
Granted
September 12, 2017
Expires
April 6, 2036
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. Tree with a vigorous, upright growth habit. 2. Tree being a regular and productive bearer of medium to large size fruit. 3. Fruit having firm, red flesh with very good flavor and eating quality. 4. Fruit with an attractive mottled red skin color. 5. Fruit with good storage and shipping quality.

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 PP28368 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.