US Plant Patent PP8071

Compact Flavorette

Peach tree "Compact Flavorette"

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 30, 2011. 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: PP8071
Filed: July 30, 1991
Granted: December 22, 1992
Expires: July 30, 2011

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of peach tree with the unique combination of desirable features: 1. Semi-dwarf in size, approximately 60% of normal size. 2. Regular and heavy production of fruit. 3. Fruit with an attractive red skin color. 4. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality. 5. The fruit having firm flesh, good handling and shipping quality. 6. The fruit holding firm on the tree approximately 10 days after maturity.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of peach tree, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its semi-dwarf size (60% normal) and being a regular and productive bearer of large size, firm, yellow flesh, freestone fruit with good flavor and eating quality and having an attractive red skin color; the tree is further characterized by having a semi-low winter chilling requirement of approximately 450 hours.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP8071 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.