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US Plant Patent PP18224

NJ351

Peach tree named ‘NJ351’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 28, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 17, 2026. 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 PP18224, the photograph of NJ351 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18224, 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
PP18224
Filed
January 17, 2006
Granted
November 20, 2007
Expires
January 28, 2026
Assignee
UNIV RUTGERS
Inventor
GOFFREDA JOSEPH C; VOORDECKERS ANNA M

Abstract

A new and distinct peach variety of Prunus persica named ‘NJ351’ is provided. This variety is distinguished from other peach varieties by its unique combination of nonshowy flowers, fruit that ripen in late-midseason, attractively blushed fruit with a bright golden-yellow ground color, freestone fruit with a juicy, nearly nonmelting texture and sweet, low acid flavor, firm fruit that retain their firmness well and trees with regular, heavy production of 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, substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18224 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.