US Plant Patent PP37239
Flavor Chief
Interspecific tree named ‘Flavor Chief’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends September 17, 2045.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.
The record
- Patent number
- PP37239
- Filed
- September 17, 2025
- Granted
- February 3, 2026
- Expires
- September 17, 2045
- Inventor
- GARDNER LACEY MARIE; BETTENCOURT TRACEE LOUISE
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, California, 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. Tree having a vigorous, upright growth habit. 2. Tree being a regular and productive bearer of medium size fruit. 3. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 4. Fruit with a high degree of red skin color. 5. Clingstone fruit with firm, red flesh.
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The invention claimed is: 1 . A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree (Interspecific Prunus species) named ‘Flavor Chief’ substantially as herein illustrated and described.
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