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US Plant Patent PP26058

P.F. Late 8 Ball

Peach tree named ‘P.F. Late 8 Ball’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 24, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 19, 2032. This patent earned 66 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26058, the photograph of P.F. Late 8 Ball printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26058, 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
PP26058
Filed
October 19, 2012
Granted
November 10, 2015
Expires
December 24, 2032
Assignee
FRIDAY PAUL JAN
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 tree is of spreading growth being a regular and productive bearer of large peaches having an average diameter of about 2½″-2¾″. 2. Producing a very firm fruit having a resilient flesh texture. 3. Blossoms are 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, non-browning.

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 herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26058 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.