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US Plant Patent PP23902

Flavor Fusion

Interspecific tree named ‘Flavor Fusion’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 30, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 18, 2031. This patent earned 378 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23902, the photograph of Flavor Fusion printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23902, 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
PP23902
Filed
April 18, 2011
Granted
September 17, 2013
Expires
April 30, 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. 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 very good flavor and eating quality. 4. Fruit with attractive red skin color. 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.

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