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US Plant Patent PP22428

Fall Fiesta

Interspecific tree named ‘Fall Fiesta’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 13, 2030.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 21, 2030. This patent earned 204 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP22428, the photograph of Fall Fiesta printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22428, 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
PP22428
Filed
January 21, 2010
Granted
January 3, 2012
Expires
August 13, 2030
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 Prunus 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. Heavy and regular bearer of fruit. 3. Fruit with an attractive, blue black skin color. 4. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 5. Fruit with good handling and shipping quality. 6. Fruit with an average Brix of 20° and a good balance between acid and sugar.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree, substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP22428 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.