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US Plant Patent PP24167

Sauzee Gem

Peach tree named ‘Sauzee Gem’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 26, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 12, 2032. This patent earned 136 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24167, the photograph of Sauzee Gem printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24167, 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
PP24167
Filed
March 12, 2012
Granted
January 21, 2014
Expires
July 26, 2032
Assignee
GARDNER LEITH MARIE, ZAIGER GARY NEIL, ZAIGER GRANT GENE
Inventor
ZAIGER GARY NEIL; GARDNER LEITH MARIE; ZAIGER GRANT GENE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of peach tree ( Prunus persica ). 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. Vigorous, upright growth of tree. 2. Producing peento shaped fruit. 3. Fruit with firm, white flesh, very good flavor and eating quality. 4. Regular and productive bearer of medium to large size fruit. 5. Fruit with an average Brix of 15.1°.

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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