US Plant Patent PP8509
Tom Thumb
Ornamental dwarf peach--Tom Thumb cultivar
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired September 28, 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
- PP8509
- Filed
- September 28, 1992
- Granted
- December 21, 1993
- Expires
- September 28, 2012
- Assignee
- UNIV ARKANSAS
- Inventor
- MOORE JAMES N
Abstract
Description and specifications of a new and distinct ornamental dwarf peach variety which originated from the germination of open-pollinated seeds of the Tsukuba #2 peach rootstock variety (non-patented) are provided. This new ornamental dwarf peach variety can be distinguished by its dwarf plant size, persistent dark red foliage, and symmetrical plant shape.
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 peach, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its dwarf stature, dark red peristent foliage, and attractive plant form.
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