Levfiv

Levfiv

Pawpaw tree named ‘Levfiv’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 12, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 17, 2021. This patent earned 268 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15900, the photograph of Levfiv printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15900, 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.

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a new and distinct variety of pawpaw tree, which has been given the name ‘Levfiv.’ This variety is distinguished by its all-around excellent fruit quality consisting of large, firm, fleshy, thick skinned fruits with an unusually low seed-to-fruit ratio and an excellent flavor. This variety possess the fleshiest and firmest fruit in pawpaws found to date. The texture is firm and smooth. The number of fruit per cluster is low, often in singles, which simplifies harvesting. The fruit possesses a color break at picking stage which is a major advantage in harvesting the fruit. The fruit firmness plus the thick skin will help in shipping and handling. This variety is one of three varieties newly identified as having potential to establish a commercial pawpaw industry.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of pawpaw tree, obtained as an open-pollinated seedling of BEF-53 (unpatented), substantially as shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15900 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

The record

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