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US Plant Patent PP26056

Honeylicious

Nectarine tree named ‘Honeylicious’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 10, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 14, 2034. This patent earned 88 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26056, the photograph of Honeylicious printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26056, 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
PP26056
Filed
March 14, 2014
Granted
November 10, 2015
Expires
June 10, 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. Tree with vigorous, upright growth. 2. Regular and productive bearer of large size fruit. 3. Fruit having a high degree of attractive red skin color. 4. Fruit with a mild, sweet, low acid flavor and excellent eating quality. 5. Fruit with firm, yellow flesh with good handling and shipping 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 PP26056 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.