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US Plant Patent PP25983

Honey Spring

Nectarine tree named ‘Honey Spring’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 15, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 4, 2034. This patent earned 72 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25983, the photograph of Honey Spring printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25983, 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
PP25983
Filed
March 4, 2014
Granted
October 13, 2015
Expires
May 15, 2034
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. Regular and heavy production of large size fruit. 3. Fruit with firm, yellow flesh, good handling and shipping qualities. 4. Fruit with very good flavor. 5. Fruit with attractive red skin color.

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

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

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25983 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.