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US Plant Patent PP24582

SUMMER FIRE

Peach tree named ‘SUMMER FIRE’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 17, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 7, 2032. This patent earned 41 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24582, the photograph of SUMMER FIRE printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24582, 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
PP24582
Filed
December 7, 2012
Granted
July 1, 2014
Expires
January 17, 2033
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. Fruit with a high degree of attractive red skin color. 3. Heavy and regular production of very large size fruit. 4. Firm, yellow fleshed fruit with very 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 PP24582 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.