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US Plant Patent PP27627

Polar Gem

Nectarine tree named ‘Polar Gem’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 28, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 10, 2035. This patent earned 18 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27627, the photograph of Polar Gem printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27627, 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
PP27627
Filed
August 10, 2015
Granted
January 31, 2017
Expires
August 28, 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. Vigorous, upright tree growth. 2. Fruit with a high degree of red skin color. 3. Heavy and regular production of large size fruit. 4. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 5. Mild, sweet, sub-acid white flesh fruit.

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 PP27627 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.