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US Plant Patent PP19243

P.F. Early 8 Ball

Peach tree named ‘P.F. Early 8 Ball’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 31, 2027.

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 PP19243, the photograph of P.F. Early 8 Ball printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19243, 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
PP19243
Filed
May 31, 2007
Granted
September 16, 2008
Expires
May 31, 2027
Assignee
FRIDAY PAUL
Inventor
FRIDAY PAUL

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 tree is of spreading growth being a regular and productive bearer of large peaches having an average diameter of about 2⅝″. 2. Producing a very firm fruit having a resilient flesh texture. 3. Blossoms are non-showy when in full bloom. 4. A substantially spherical fruit with skin of dark red color overlying yellow at maturity. 5. An early season maturing fruit of good taste, and freestone. 6. An early 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.

1. A new and distinct variety of peach tree substantially as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19243 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.