US Plant Patent PP27106
PISMO
Interspecific tree named ‘PISMO’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends March 26, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 22, 2034. This patent earned 94 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP27106
- Filed
- December 22, 2014
- Granted
- August 30, 2016
- Expires
- March 26, 2035
- 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 a vigorous, semi-spreading growth habit. 2. Tree with heavy and regular production of medium to large size fruit. 3. Fruit with an attractive orange-red skin color. 4. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality and an average Brix of 18.7°. 5. Fruit with good handling and shipping quality.
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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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