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US Plant Patent PP31823

Ebony Punch

Interspecific tree named ‘Ebony Punch’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 24, 2039.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP31823, the photograph of Ebony Punch printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31823, 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
PP31823
Filed
June 24, 2019
Granted
June 2, 2020
Expires
June 24, 2039
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 having a vigorous, upright growth habit. 2. Tree being a regular and productive bearer of medium size fruit. 3. Fruit with a high degree of attractive dark red skin color. 4. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 5. Fruit with good handling 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 PP31823 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.