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US Plant Patent PP8508

Leprechaun

Ornamental dwarf nectarine--Leprechaun cultivar

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 30, 2012. 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
PP8508
Filed
September 30, 1992
Granted
December 21, 1993
Expires
September 30, 2012
Inventor
MOORE JAMES N

Abstract

Description and specifications of a new and distinct ornamentla dwarf nectarine variety which originated from the F 2 population of a hand-pollinated cross of an unnamed dwarf nectarine selection (non-patented) and the Arkansas Peach Selection 164P (non-patented) are provided. This new ornamental dwarf nectarine variety can be distinguished by its dwarf plant size, bright green foliage, symmetrical plant shape, and attractive yellow/red glabrous fruit.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of ornamental dwarf nectarine, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its dwarf stature, bright green foliage, and attractive yellow-red fruits.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP8508 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.