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US Plant Patent PP25951

Summer Frost

Peach tree named ‘Summer Frost’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 2, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 22, 2034. This patent earned 100 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25951, the photograph of Summer Frost printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25951, 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
PP25951
Filed
January 22, 2014
Granted
September 29, 2015
Expires
May 2, 2034
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. Tree with vigorous, upright growth. 2. Regular and productive bearer of large size fruit. 3. Fruit with attractive red skin color. 4. Fruit with firm, white flesh. 5. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality. 6. Fruit with good storage and handling 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.

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