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US Plant Patent PP5084

scopulorum selection

Juniperus scopulorum selection

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 15, 2001. 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.

The record

Patent number
PP5084
Filed
September 15, 1981
Granted
August 9, 1983
Expires
September 15, 2001
Inventor
USREY BRUCE

Abstract

A new and distinct selection of Juniperus scopulorum shrub (popularly known as a rocky mountain juniper). A unique sport that has a (1) prostrate habit; (2) foliage adhering closer to the stems; (3) higher rooting percentages.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct selection of Juniperus scopulorum as substantially shown and described, a selection characterized by a unique combination of a prostrate decumbent growth habit, foliage which adheres closer to the stem and higher rooting percentages.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP5084 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.