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US Plant Patent PP17367

Fire Dragon

Maple tree (Acer truncatum) variety named ‘Fire Dragon’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 12, 2025. 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 PP17367, the photograph of Fire Dragon printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17367, 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
PP17367
Filed
April 12, 2005
Granted
January 16, 2007
Expires
April 12, 2025
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 distinct lobular orbicular leaf shape, attributed to large lateral marginal lobes. It exhibits vibrant fall colors, including a distinctive cardinal or currant red and develops leaf margins tinged with Chinese yellow, giving the leaves the appearance of being afire. The variety known as ‘Fire Dragon’ also is hardy in extreme heat and wind conditions.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of an Acer truncatum maple tree named “Fire Dragon”, as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17367 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.