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US Plant Patent PP36059

Flavor Fire

Nectarine tree named ‘Flavor Fire’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 12, 2044.

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 PP36059, the photograph of Flavor Fire printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP36059, 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
PP36059
Filed
January 12, 2024
Granted
August 6, 2024
Expires
January 12, 2044
Assignee
GARDNER LEITH MARIE, ZAIGER GARY NEIL
Inventor
ZAIGER GARY NEIL; GARDNER LEITH MARIE

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, California, 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. Tree having a vigorous, upright growth habit. 2. Tree being a regular and productive bearer of large size fruit. 3. Fruit with an attractive red skin color. 4. Fruit having good flavor and eating quality. 5. Fruit with good storage and shipping ability.

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 ( Prunus persica var. nucipersica ), substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP36059 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.