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US Plant Patent PP14583

Splash

Interspecific tree named: ‘Splash’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 25, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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 PP14583, the photograph of Splash printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14583, 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
PP14583
Filed
April 25, 2003
Granted
March 9, 2004
Expires
April 25, 2023
Inventor
ZAIGER GARY NEIL; ZAIGER GRANT GENE; GARDNER LEITH MARIE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree [( Prunus salicina ×( Prunus salicina×Prunus armeniaca ))×( Prunus salicina×Prunus armeniaca )]. 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. Heavy and regular bearer of fruit. 2. Fruit with excellent flavor and eating quality. 3. Fruit with relatively uniform size throughout the tree. 4. Fruit that is moderately juicy with good balance between acid and sugar. 5. Fruit with a high Brix of 18°. 6. Fruit holding firm on the tree 12 to 15 days after maturity (shipping ripe).

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its large size, vigorous, upright growth and being a regular bearer of yellow flesh fruit with excellent flavor and eating quality and in comparison to the ‘Red Beaut’ Plum (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,539), the tree has heavier production, fruit that are higher in Brix, having greater eating quality and approximately 28 days later in maturity.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14583 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.