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US Plant Patent PP24777

Summer Amelia

Peach tree named ‘Summer Amelia’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 28, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 2, 2032. This patent earned 240 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24777, the photograph of Summer Amelia printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24777, 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
PP24777
Filed
April 2, 2012
Granted
August 19, 2014
Expires
November 28, 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. 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. Regular and productive bearer of large size fruit. 3. Fruit with a high degree of attractive red skin color. 4. Firm, yellow flesh with good flavor and eating quality. 5. Fruit being relatively uniform in size throughout the 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.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24777 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.