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US Plant Patent PP21863

Leah Cot

Interspecific tree named ‘Leah Cot’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 24, 2029.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP21863, the photograph of Leah Cot printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21863, 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
PP21863
Filed
December 24, 2009
Granted
April 12, 2011
Expires
December 24, 2029
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 and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Nemagaurd’ 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. Fruit with an attractive orange skin color. 2. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 3. Fruit with an average Brix of 18.0° and a good balance between acid and sugar. 4. Regular and productive bearer of fruit. 5. Vigorous, semi-spreading tree growth.

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

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

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21863 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.