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US Plant Patent PP21723

NEWROOT-1

Interspecific tree named ‘NEWROOT-1’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 11, 2030.

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 PP21723, the photograph of NEWROOT-1 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21723, 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
PP21723
Filed
January 11, 2010
Granted
February 22, 2011
Expires
January 11, 2030
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 rootstock tree. Its novelty consist of the following combination of desirable features that are unique in a new rootstock tree when growing cherries ( Prunus avium ). The new interspecific rootstock was 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. Provides earlier production of fruit when growing cherries. 2. Reduces the mature cherry tree height compared to the standard cherry rootstock ‘Mahaleb’ (non-patented) or ‘Mazzard’ (non-patented). 3. Increase the number of rootstocks available for cherries.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of rootstock tree, substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21723 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.