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US Plant Patent PP17118

Galactica

Peach tree named ‘Galactica’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 27, 2024. 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17118, the photograph of Galactica printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17118, 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
PP17118
Filed
December 27, 2004
Granted
September 26, 2006
Expires
December 27, 2024
Assignee
WERNER DENNIS JAMES, SNELLING LAYNE KARLTON
Inventor
WERNER DENNIS JAMES; SNELLING LAYNE KARLTON

Abstract

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch ‘Galactica’ is a new and distinct variety of edible peach tree that has the following unique combination of desirable features that are outstanding in a new variety. 1. Flower buds that demonstrate a high level of resistance to cold temperature injury. 2. Firm, white, low acid flesh fruit with excellent flavor and aroma. 3. Heavy and regular bearing of large size fruit, up to 3 inches in axial diameter. 4. Fruit with early maturity, typically early July in North Carolina. 5. Unique saucer-shaped fruit.

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 peach tree ( Prunus persica (L.) Batsch) substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its very large, saucer-shaped, white flesh fruit, semi-acid flesh, high fruit soluble solids, and early ripening time.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17118 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.