US Plant Patent PP25812
RICH SNOW
Peach tree named ‘RICH SNOW’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends April 6, 2034.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 31, 2034. This patent earned 65 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP25812
- Filed
- January 31, 2014
- Granted
- August 18, 2015
- Expires
- April 6, 2034
- Inventor
- ZAIGER GARY NEIL; GARDNER LEITH MARIE; ZAIGER GRANT GENE
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of peach tree. 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. The tree being a regular and productive bearer of medium to large size, white flesh fruit. 2. The tree with vigorous, upright growth. 3. Producing fruit with an attractive red skin color. 4. Fruit with good flavor and very good eating quality. 5. Fruit with good storage and shipping quality.
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 ( Prunus persica ), substantially as illustrated and described.
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