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US Plant Patent PP12393

Honey Haven

Nectarine tree named ‘Honey Haven’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 3, 2021. 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 4 of US plant patent PP12393, the photograph of Honey Haven printed in the patent.
Figure 4 from US Plant Patent PP12393, 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
PP12393
Filed
April 3, 2001
Granted
February 5, 2002
Expires
April 3, 2021
Inventor
ZAIGER CHRIS FLOYD; ZAIGER GARY NEIL; GARDNER LEITH MARIE; ZAIGER GRANT GENE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree ( Prunus persica var. nucipersica ). 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 consists of the following unique combination of features that are desirable in a new variety: 1. Regular and heavy production of fruit. 2. Vigorous and upright growth. 3. Fruit having an attractive red skin color. 4. Early maturity of large size fruit. 5. Fruit with firm flesh, very good flavor and eating quality. 6. The fruit having good handling and shipping quality.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree substantially as illustrated and described, which is of large size, vigorous upright growth and a productive and regular bearer of large size, clingstone fruit with firm flesh, very good flavor and eating quality; the fruit is further characterized by its attractive red skin color, good handling and shipping quality; and when compared to ‘May Grand’ Nectarine (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,794) the fruit of the new variety has a higher degree of attractive red skin color, less susceptible to split stones, is sub-acidic instead of acidic and matures approximately 3 days earlier.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12393 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.