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US Plant Patent PP13527

Sierra Snow

Peach tree named ‘Sierra Snow’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 25, 2022. 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 1 of US plant patent PP13527, the photograph of Sierra Snow printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13527, 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
PP13527
Filed
January 25, 2002
Granted
January 28, 2003
Expires
January 25, 2022
Inventor
ZAIGER GARY NEIL; ZAIGER GRANT GENE; GARDNER LEITH MARIE

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 consists of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Vigorous, upright growth habit. 2. Heavy and regular production of fruit. 3. Fruit with a high degree of attractive red skin color. 4. Fruit with mild, sweet, sub-acid, white flesh. 5. Firm fruit with good shipping and storage abilities.

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

We claim: 1. A substantially new and distinct variety of peach tree, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its large size, vigorous upright growth and is a regular and productive bearer of large size, white flesh, clingstone fruit that has a mild, sweet, sub-acidic flavor; the fruit is further characterized by its attractive red skin color, very good eating quality and, in comparison to ‘Snowbrite’ Peach (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,195), the fruit of the new variety is larger in size and is approximately 7 days

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP13527 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.