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US Plant Patent PP23609

Aspen White

Peach tree named ‘Aspen White’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 9, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 10, 2031. This patent earned 303 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23609, the photograph of Aspen White printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23609, 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.

The record

Patent number
PP23609
Filed
January 10, 2011
Granted
May 21, 2013
Expires
November 9, 2031
Assignee
GARDNER LEITH MARIE, ZAIGER GARY NEIL, ZAIGER GRANT GENE
Inventor
ZAIGER GARY NEIL; GARDNER LEITH MARIE; ZAIGER GRANT GENE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of peach tree. The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Nemaguard’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commercial fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Vigorous, upright tree growth. 2. Regular and heavy production of large size fruit. 3. Fruit with firm white flesh, good handling and shipping qualities. 4. Fruit with very good, mild, sweet flavor. 5. Fruit with attractive red skin color.

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

The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of peach tree, substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23609 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.