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US Plant Patent PP7305

April Glo

Nectarine tree "April Glo"

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 2, 2009. 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
PP7305
Filed
August 2, 1989
Granted
August 21, 1990
Expires
August 2, 2009

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree having the following unique combination of outstanding features that are desirable in a new variety: 1. Early maturity of the fruit, May 15, 1989. 2. Low winter chilling requirement, approximately 200 hours. 3. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality. 4. Fruit with good shipping quality. 5. Heavy and regular production of fruit. 6. Relatively uniform fruit size throughout the tree. 7. Vigorous, upright tree growth.

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

The following is claimed: 1. A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its low chilling requirement of approximately 200 hours, its large size, vigorous, upright growth and being a regular and productive bearer of medium size, early maturing, yellow flesh, semi freestone fruit with good flavor and eating quality; the fruit is further characterized by having good shipping quality and maturing approximately 10-14 days before the low chilling nectarine variety May Glo, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,245.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7305 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.