US Plant Patent PP6408
Zee Glo
Nectarine tree "Zee Glo"
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired December 12, 2006. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.
The record
- Patent number
- PP6408
- Filed
- December 12, 1986
- Granted
- November 22, 1988
- Expires
- December 12, 2006
- Inventor
- ZAIGER CHRIS F; ZAIGER GARY N; GARDNER LEITH M; ZAIGER GRANT G
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree which is of large size, vigorous, upright in growth, and a productive and regular bearer of large, firm, yellow flesh, clingstone fruit having a high degree of attractive red skin color. The fruit is further characterized by relatively uniform ripening throughout the tree, holding firm on the tree for 8-10 days after picking ripe, storing for 30 days in cold storage and maintaining 5-7 days of shelf life with good flavor and eating quality.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree as illustrated and described, characterized by its large size, upright growth and being a regular and productive bearer of large, firm, yellow flesh, clingstone fruit with good eating and shipping quality; and in comparison to Late Le Grand Nectarine (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 1,035), maturing 3-5 days earlier, having a greater degree of attractive red skin color and the ability to store thirty days in cold storage and maintain 5-7 days of shelf life with good flavor and eating quality.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP6408 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.