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US Plant Patent PP12331

P.F. 20-007

Peach tree named ‘P.F. 20-007’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 22, 2018. 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 4 of US plant patent PP12331, the photograph of P.F. 20-007 printed in the patent.
Figure 4 from US Plant Patent PP12331, 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
PP12331
Filed
October 22, 1998
Granted
January 1, 2002
Expires
October 22, 2018
Inventor
FRIDAY PAUL JAN

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of peach Prunus persica, tree having the following unique combination of desirable features: 1. The new and distinct variety of peach is of spreading growth and a regular and productive bearer of large peaches having a diameter of between 2½″ and 3″ while bearing heavy crops exceeding 600 bushels per acre in a test block in Michigan. The tree planting was based on 300 trees per acre. 2. Producing a very firm fruit having a resilient flesh texture. 3. Blossoms are non-showy when in full bloom. 4. A substantially spherical to oblate fruit with skin of red overlaying a medium yellow color at maturity. 5. Mid-season maturing fruit of good taste. 6. A mid-season maturing fruit of good storage and shelf life.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of peach tree substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12331 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.