US Plant Patent PP20996

JFS-KW1

Japanese Zelkova tree named ‘JFS-KW1’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 23, 2028.

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The record

Patent number: PP20996
Filed: October 23, 2008
Granted: May 18, 2010
Expires: October 23, 2028
Assignee: FRANK SCHMIDT & SON CO J
Inventor: WARREN KEITH S

Abstract

A variety of Japanese Zelkova which combines unusually small leaves, short internodes, slow growth, and dense branching with a compact growth habit and semi-dwarf size.

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 Japanese Zelkova tree, substantially as herein shown and described.

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