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US Plant Patent PP22991

Sauzee Prince

Nectarine tree named ‘Sauzee Prince’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 30, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 29, 2030. This patent earned 93 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP22991, the photograph of Sauzee Prince printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22991, 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
PP22991
Filed
October 29, 2010
Granted
August 28, 2012
Expires
January 30, 2031
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. Heavy and regular production of fruit. 3. Early maturity of peento type fruit. 4. Firm with an attractive red blush. 5. Fruit with very good eating quality, mild, sweet, sub-acid flavor. 6. Fruit with firm white flesh, good handling and shipping quality.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree ( Prunus persica var. nucipersica ), substantially as illustrated and described.

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