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US Plant Patent PP23778

Festival Red

Interspecific tree named ‘Festival Red’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 22, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 12, 2031. This patent earned 72 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23778, the photograph of Festival Red printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23778, 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
PP23778
Filed
December 12, 2011
Granted
July 30, 2013
Expires
February 22, 2032
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 ( Prunus species). 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 consists of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Vigorous, upright tree growth. 2. Heavy and regular bearer of large size fruit. 3. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 4. Fruit with attractive dark red skin color. 5. Fruit with attractive red flesh. 6. 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.

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