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US Plant Patent PP26989

PE3UNIBO

Pear tree named ‘PE3UNIBO’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 26, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 24, 2034. This patent earned 93 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26989, the photograph of PE3UNIBO printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26989, 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
PP26989
Filed
September 24, 2014
Granted
August 2, 2016
Expires
December 26, 2034
Assignee
Alma Mater Studiorum—Università di Bologna
Inventor
MUSACCHI STEFANO; ANCARANI VINCENZO; SANSAVINI SILVIERO

Abstract

A new and distinct Pyrus communis L. pear tree variety named ‘PE3UNIBO’, is particularly characterized by the following features: medium vigorous and slightly compact trees with upright habitus; bearing habitus normally on spurs on 2-3 years old branches and sometimes on 1 year old shoot; good grafting compatibility with the main quince rootstocks; early medium ripening (about 1-2 days before ‘Bartlett’); high and constant yield; early bearing; good size of fruit (about 200 g), ranging from pyriform to pyriform-elongated shape; green skin until the full ripening stage with a slight russet; tender and juicy white flesh at the full ripening stage with a very good flavor that is slightly sour; long storage capacity in cold room is, until 5 month.

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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Pyrus communis L. pear tree named ‘PE3UNIBO’, as illustrated and described herein.

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