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US Plant Patent PP12391

Sierra Rich

Peach tree named ‘Sierra Rich’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 3, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 4 of US plant patent PP12391, the photograph of Sierra Rich printed in the patent.
Figure 4 from US Plant Patent PP12391, 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
PP12391
Filed
April 3, 2001
Granted
February 5, 2002
Expires
April 3, 2021
Inventor
ZAIGER CHRIS FLOYD; ZAIGER GARY NEIL; GARDNER LEITH MARIE; ZAIGER GRANT GENE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of peach tree ( Prunus persica ), which has the following unique combination of desirable features, that are outstanding in a new variety. 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. 1. Heavy and regular production of fruit. 2. Fruit with a high degree of attractive red skin color. 3. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality. 4. Fruit with good handling and shipping quality. 5. Fruit holding firm on the tree 7 to 10 days after shipping ripe.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of peach tree, substantially as illustrated and described, which is of large size, vigorous upright growth, and a regular and heavy producer of large, freestone fruit with good flavor and eating quality; the fruit is further characterized by having firm flesh with good shipping and storage quality, having an attractive red skin color and in comparison to the ‘Zee Lady’ Peach (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,832), its maternal parent, the new variety is similar in shape and color, but has a smaller pit cavity and is approximately one month earlier in maturity.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12391 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.