US Plant Patent PP29316

Whiddon

Pecan tree named ‘Whiddon’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 5, 2036.

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: PP29316
Filed: July 5, 2016
Granted: May 29, 2018
Expires: July 5, 2036
Assignee: UNIV GEORGIA
Inventor: SPARKS DARRELL

Abstract

A pecan tree distinguished by the following unique combination of characteristics: Consistent and acceptable fruit production, small fruit clusters, moderately early nut maturity, large nut producing mammoth kernels with excellent color and no speckling, and high resistance to scab fungus.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of pecan tree, as herein illustrated and described.

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