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US Plant Patent PP12145

Palmetto Pin Oak

Oak tree named ‘Palmetto Pin Oak’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 27, 2019. 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
PP12145
Filed
October 27, 1999
Granted
October 16, 2001
Expires
October 27, 2019
Inventor
BRACKEN RAY

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Oak tree named ‘Palmetto Pin Oak’, characterized by its rapid growth rate; easy to root cuttings; straight trunk; pyramidal plant shape; very freely branching, dense and bushy habit; lateral branches that are angled horizontally or upwardly allowing for easier movement under the trees; small, but numerous leaves; and attractive fall color.

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 Oak tree named ‘Palmetto Pin Oak’, as illustrated

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12145 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.