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US Plant Patent PP24420

Snow Pride

Peach tree named ‘Snow Pride’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 17, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 29, 2032. This patent earned 202 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24420, the photograph of Snow Pride printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24420, 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
PP24420
Filed
March 29, 2012
Granted
May 6, 2014
Expires
October 17, 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: the tree being a regular and productive bearer of large size fruit; the tree with vigorous, upright growth; producing fruit with an attractive red skin color; fruit with very good flavor and eating quality with a low to sub acid, mild, sweet flavor; and 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 ( Prunus persica ), substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24420 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.