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US Plant Patent PP21836

Honey Gem

Nectarine tree named ‘Honey Gem’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 15, 2030.

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 PP21836, the photograph of Honey Gem printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21836, 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
PP21836
Filed
January 15, 2010
Granted
April 5, 2011
Expires
January 15, 2030
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. Heavy and regular bearer of large size fruit. 2. Producing fruit that has a mild, sweet, sub-acid flavor with very good eating quality. 3. Producing fruit with good handling and shipping quality. 4. Fruit holding firm on the tree 8 to 10 days past maturity. 5. Vigorous and upright tree growth.

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 nectarine tree, substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21836 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.