US Plant Patent PP26839
Sauzee Jewel
Peach tree named ‘Sauzee Jewel’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends February 5, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 15, 2034. This patent earned 52 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP26839
- Filed
- December 15, 2014
- Granted
- June 21, 2016
- Expires
- February 5, 2035
- 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. Tree with vigorous, upright growth. 2. Regular and productive bearer of large size fruit. 3. Fruit with an attractive red blush skin color. 4. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 5. Fruit with good storage and handling quality. 6. Fruit with firm, white flesh.
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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