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US Plant Patent PP26838

Snow Sprite

Peach tree named ‘Snow Sprite’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 4, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 15, 2034. This patent earned 51 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26838, the photograph of Snow Sprite printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26838, 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
PP26838
Filed
December 15, 2014
Granted
June 21, 2016
Expires
February 4, 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 ( 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. A regular and productive bearer of large size, clingstone fruit. 2. Fruit with an attractive skin color. 3. Fruit holding firm on the tree 7 to 8 days after maturity (shipping ripe). 4. Fruit with a mild, sweet, subacid flavor. 5. Vigorous, upright growth of tree.

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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