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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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP33803, the photograph of BBN-01 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP33803, 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
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.

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 Nyssa tree named ‘BBN-01’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP33803 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.