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US Plant Patent PP26900

Snow Gypsy

Peach tree named ‘Snow Gypsy’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 7, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 21, 2034. This patent earned 78 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26900, the photograph of Snow Gypsy printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26900, 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
PP26900
Filed
November 21, 2014
Granted
July 5, 2016
Expires
February 7, 2035
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. 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 tree growth. 2. Heavy and regular production of large size fruit. 3. Firm, white flesh fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 4. Fruit with attractive red skin color. 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, substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26900 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.