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US Plant Patent PP22606

Zee Pride

Peach tree named ‘Zee Pride’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 22, 2030.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP22606, the photograph of Zee Pride printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22606, 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
PP22606
Filed
July 22, 2010
Granted
March 27, 2012
Expires
July 22, 2030
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. Being a regular and productive bearer of large size fruit. 3. Fruit with a high degree of attractive red skin color. 4. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality, a good balance between acid and sugar. 5. 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.

1. The present new variety of peach tree ( Prunus persica ) substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP22606 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.