US Plant Patent PP11914
China Pearl
Peach tree named ‘China Pearl’
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired September 14, 2018. 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
- PP11914
- Filed
- September 14, 1998
- Granted
- June 12, 2001
- Expires
- September 14, 2018
- Inventor
- WERNER DENNIS JAMES; WORTHINGTON STEVE MARTIN; SNELLING LAYNE KARLTON
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of edible peach tree which has the following unique combination of desirable features that are outstanding in a new variety. 1. High flower bud chilling (cold) requirement resulting in later flowering relative to other commercial varieties of peach. 2. Flower buds which demonstrate a high level of resistance to cold temperature injury. 3. Firm, white flesh fruit with low levels of organic acids, resulting in fruit with a mild, sweet taste. 4. Heavy and regular bearing of large size fruit, up to 3½ inches in axial diameter. 5. Fruit with late 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 edible peach tree, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its very large, low acid fruit, its late flowering, its high resistance of flowers to cold temperatures, and its moderate resistance to bacterial spot disease.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP11914 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.