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US Plant Patent PP25010

Amber Fire

Nectarine tree name ‘Amber Fire’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 30, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 30, 2032. This patent earned 181 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25010, the photograph of Amber Fire printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25010, 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
PP25010
Filed
November 30, 2012
Granted
October 28, 2014
Expires
May 30, 2033
Assignee
GARDNER LEITH MARIE, ZAIGER GARY NEIL, ZAIGER GRANT GENE
Inventor
ZAIGER GARY NEIL; GARDNER LEITH MARIE; ZAIGER GRANT GENE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree. The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Nemaguard’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commercial fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Vigorous, upright tree growth. 2. Tree having a low winter chilling requirement of approximately 150 hours at or below 45° F. 3. Fruit ripening in the early maturity season. 4. Fruit with a high degree of attractive dark red skin color. 5. Heavy and regular production of medium to large size fruit. 6. Firm, yellow flesh with good flavor and eating quality.

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

The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree, substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25010 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.