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US Plant Patent PP24581

Fire Gem

Peach tree named ‘Fire Gem’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 10, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 7, 2032. This patent earned 34 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24581, the photograph of Fire Gem printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24581, 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
PP24581
Filed
December 7, 2012
Granted
July 1, 2014
Expires
January 10, 2033
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. Being a regular and productive bearer of large size fruit. 3. Fruit with a high degree of attractive dark red skin color. 4. Firm, yellow flesh with good flavor and eating quality. 5. Fruit being relatively uniform in size throughout the tree.

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 ( Prunus persica ), substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24581 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.