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US Plant Patent PP26414

Super Dragon

Maple tree (Acer truncatum)named ‘Super Dragon’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 25, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 22, 2033. This patent earned 34 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26414, the photograph of Super Dragon printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26414, 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
PP26414
Filed
May 22, 2013
Granted
February 16, 2016
Expires
June 25, 2033
Assignee
JOHANSSON KEITH G
Inventor
JOHANSSON KEITH G

Abstract

A novel variety of the maple tree Acer truncatum was discovered in North Texas. It has a smaller mature size than typical Shantung maple mature size, and its leaves have an unusually deep cut between lobes, extending about two-thirds (⅔) of the distance from tip to base, with a distinctively elongate and narrow (almost thread-like) unfurling central lobe that widens as it matures. It exhibits consistent yellow-green leaf color throughout the spring, summer and fall, developing striking red-orange and yellow-pink coloration variations in the fall. Its coloration contrasts sharply to its lighter yellow-green veins which appear almost white and enhanced as the leaf darkens somewhat during summer. The variety known as ‘Super Dragon’ also is extremely tolerant to direct summer sun and drought conditions.

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 variety of an Acer truncatum maple tree named ‘Super Dragon’, as described and illustrated herein.

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