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US Plant Patent PP27628

Leila

Nectarine tree named ‘Leila’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 24, 2035.

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 PP27628, the photograph of Leila printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27628, 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
PP27628
Filed
November 24, 2015
Granted
January 31, 2017
Expires
November 24, 2035
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 ( 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 consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Tree with vigorous, upright growth habit. 2. Regular and productive bearer of large size, yellow flesh fruit. 3. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality. 4. Fruit with an attractive dark red skin color. 5. Fruit with good handling and shipping qualities.

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 PP27628 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.