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US Plant Patent PP29846

Suplumfiftyone

Plum tree named ‘Suplumfiftyone’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 14, 2037.

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

The record

Patent number
PP29846
Filed
December 14, 2017
Granted
November 20, 2018
Expires
December 14, 2037
Inventor
BACON TERRY A

Abstract

A new and distinct plum tree variety, Prunus salicina , cv. ‘Suplumfiftyone’ is characterized by having large fruit with dark red flesh. The fruit of the new variety ‘Suplumfiftyone’ is also moderately firm, juicy and has a mild sweet flavor. The date of the harvest of the fruit of the new variety is later than for ‘Black Splendor’ (unpatented). The fruit of the new variety ‘Suplumfiftyone’ ripens with nearly same timing as the fruit of ‘Friar’ (unpatented) but has a dark red flesh compared to yellow-colored flesh for the fruit of ‘Friar’.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of plum tree as herein described and illustrated.

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