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US Plant Patent PP27296

Ice Zee

Peach tree named ‘Ice Zee’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 5, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 23, 2035. This patent earned 133 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27296, the photograph of Ice Zee printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27296, 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
PP27296
Filed
January 23, 2015
Granted
October 25, 2016
Expires
June 5, 2035
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. Tree with vigorous, upright growth. 2. Regular and productive bearer of large size fruit. 3. Fruit having a high degree of attractive red skin color. 4. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 5. Fruit with firm flesh and good shipping quality.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct variety of peach tree, ( Prunus persica ) substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27296 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.