US Plant Patent PP11065
Tomua
Kiwi plant named `Tomua`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired December 23, 2017. 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
- PP11065
- Filed
- December 23, 1997
- Granted
- September 21, 1999
- Expires
- December 23, 2017
- Inventor
- LOWE RUSSELL G; MARSH HINGA D
Abstract
A new and distinct kiwi plant of the species Actinidia deliciosa (A.Chev.) C.F. Liang et A.R. Ferguson is described. The cultivar results from a controlled pollination of A. deliciosa DA02-03, a male selection of unknown parentage, and the female A. deliciosa 'Hayward', the most widely grown cultivar of kiwi worldwide. Both named parents (DA02-03 and 'Hayward') are unpatented cultivars. The new cultivar is distinguished by its early harvest time (about 4 weeks ahead of 'Hayward' in NZ), fruit appearance similar to 'Hayward', and moderate plant vigor.
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 kiwi plant of the species A. deliciosa substantially as described and illustrated in the specification above, characterised by early harvest date compared to `Hayward`, medium green flesh, reddish-brown skin, easily removable hairs, and a slight pointed stylar end.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP11065 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.