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US Plant Patent PP20615

Adeline

Oak tree named ‘Adeline’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 28, 2027.

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 PP20615, the photograph of Adeline printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20615, 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
PP20615
Filed
December 28, 2007
Granted
December 29, 2009
Expires
December 28, 2027
Inventor
ROOD MICHAEL ANTHONY; WALKENBACH WILLIAM

Abstract

A new and distinct Hybrid Oak tree named ‘Adeline’ characterized by its very narrow pyramidal habit of growth, its winter hardiness, and hybrid vigor. Also for its dark green, mildew-resistant foliage and its ability to withstand wind and ice without breakage.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of hybrid oak tree Quercus bicolor×Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’, named ‘Adeline’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20615 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.