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US Plant Patent PP26648

Reed

Nectarine tree named ‘Reed’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 29, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 10, 2034. This patent earned 19 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26648, the photograph of Reed printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26648, 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
PP26648
Filed
November 10, 2014
Granted
April 26, 2016
Expires
November 29, 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 medium to large size fruit. 3. Fruit with firm, yellow flesh. 4. Fruit ripening in the early maturity season. 5. Fruit with an attractive dark 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.

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