US Plant Patent PP28219
Flavor Baby
Interspecific tree named ‘Flavor Baby’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends February 18, 2036.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 23, 2035. This patent earned 118 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP28219
- Filed
- October 23, 2015
- Granted
- July 25, 2017
- Expires
- February 18, 2036
- 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 vigorous, upright growth. 2. Regular and productive bearer of medium size fruit. 3. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality. 4. Fruit with firm, red flesh. 5. Fruit with an attractive speckled red skin color.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree, substantially as illustrated and described.
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