US Plant Patent PP13049

Southern Charm

Magnolia tree named ‘Southern Charm’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 25, 2021. 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 PP13049, the photograph of Southern Charm printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13049, 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: PP13049
Filed: April 25, 2001
Granted: October 1, 2002
Expires: April 25, 2021
Assignee: HEAD ORNAMENTALS INC
Inventor: HEAD ROBERT HAROLD; HEAD LISA JONES; HEAD WILLIAM ALAN

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Magnolia plant named ‘Southern Charm’, characterized by its compact, upright, narrow pyramidal, and uniform plant habit; freely-branching habit; upright lateral branch orientation; dark green leaves; and rapid growth rate.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Magnolia plant named ‘Southern Charm’, as illustrated and described.

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