US Plant Patent PP33803
BBN-01
Nyssa tree named ‘BBN-01’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends December 9, 2040.
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
- PP33803
- Filed
- December 9, 2020
- Granted
- January 4, 2022
- Expires
- December 9, 2040
- Inventor
- BOTTOMS DWIGHT A
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Nyssa tree named ‘BBN-01’, characterized by its broadly ovate tree form with outwardly branching habit; vigorous growth habit; upright central leader with relatively large caliper and numerous lateral branches providing a full and densely foliated appearance; large glossy dark green-colored leaves that are initially deep red when developing and becoming dark green during the summer and turning reddish orange, red and dark red in color during the autumn; and green-colored leaf petioles variably tinged with dark red.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Nyssa tree named ‘BBN-01’ as illustrated and described.
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