US Plant Patent PP31038
Summer Perfection
Peach tree named ‘Summer Perfection’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends December 19, 2038.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP31038
- Filed
- December 19, 2018
- Granted
- November 12, 2019
- Expires
- December 19, 2038
- 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 having a vigorous, upright growth habit. 2. Tree being a regular and productive bearer of large size fruit. 3. Clingstone fruit with firm, yellow flesh. 4. Fruit having an attractive red skin color. 5. Fruit with very good flavor and eating 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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