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US Plant Patent PP27168

Mazee

Peach tree named ‘Mazee’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 1, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 20, 2035. This patent earned 11 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27168, the photograph of Mazee printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27168, 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
PP27168
Filed
April 20, 2015
Granted
September 20, 2016
Expires
May 1, 2035
Inventor
ZAIGER GARY NEIL; GARDNER LEITH MARIE; ZAIGER GRANT GENE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of peach tree ( Prunus persica ). 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 with very good flavor and eating quality. 4. Fruit with attractive red skin color. 5. Having a winter chilling requirement of 250 hours at or below 45° F.

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.

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