PAC 941

PAC 941

Plum almond tree named ‘PAC 941’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 12, 2028.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 15, 2029, but this patent ends 34 days earlier — a terminal disclaimer gives term back. A source that calculates twenty years from filing would tell you this plant is still protected when it is already free.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP21556, the photograph of PAC 941 printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21556, 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.

Abstract

A new and distinct plum almond hybrid cultivar for rootstock use that originated as a pollinated seedling as provided. This new invention (cultivar) is particularly well suited for use as a plum, peach, nectarine, apricot and almond rootstock. It is found that this new invention (cultivar) exhibits good root anchorage as well as a significantly reduced tendency to form unwanted suckers.

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

1. A new distinct cultivar of plum almond tree exhibiting the following combination of characteristics: a. superior rooting anchorage when compared to ‘Marianna 2624’ (non patented in U.S.); b. less propensity to form suckers than most plum rootstocks; c. aptitude to serve well as a rootstock for plums, peaches, nectarines, almonds and apricots; and d. outstanding adaptation to limiting soil conditions, especially water logging and calcareous soil.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21556 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

The record

Abstract