Summer Prim

Summer Prim

Lemon tree named ‘Summer Prim’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 14, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 1, 2035. This patent earned 44 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28236, the photograph of Summer Prim printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28236, 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.

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar Citrus limon (L.) Brum.f. is provided which displays a substantially different time for initial fruit harvest than the standard ‘Primofiori’ cultivar (non-patented in the United States). The attractive juicy fruit of the new cultivar commonly is initially ready for harvest by about the end of March. This follows greatly the typical October initial harvest time for the ‘Primofiori’ cultivar. The new cultivar is a diploid, and displays a relatively dense spreading growth habit. The supply of the fresh fruit market for consumption, use in beverages, and in cooking is facilitated at an atypical season of the year by the new cultivar.

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I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of lemon tree having the following combination of characteristics: (a) displays diploidy, (b) forms attractive fruit which when compared to the ‘Primofiori’ cultivar displays a substantially later season of maturity, and (c) displays a relatively dense spreading growth habit; substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28236 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

The record

Abstract