US Plant Patent PP34902

Seneca

Pecan tree named ‘Seneca’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 9, 2042.

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

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The record

Patent number: PP34902
Filed: February 9, 2022
Granted: January 10, 2023
Expires: February 9, 2042
Assignee: US AGRICULTURE
Inventor: GRAUKE LARRY J; THOMPSON TOMMY E

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of pecan tree, denominated ‘Seneca’, having a compact tree shape that is late to break bud in the spring, ceases growth early in the autumn, a determinate pattern of growth that is freeze tolerant, early season production of high-quality nuts, cream-colored kernels, and pecan scab fungus (Venturia effusa) disease resistance.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of pecan tree named ‘Seneca’ as illustrated and described herein.

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