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US Plant Patent PP31078

Suplumfiftysix

Plum tree named ‘Suplumfiftysix’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 6, 2038.

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

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP31078, the photograph of Suplumfiftysix printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31078, 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
PP31078
Filed
November 6, 2018
Granted
November 19, 2019
Expires
November 6, 2038
Inventor
BACON TERRY A

Abstract

A new and distinct plum tree variety, Prunus salicina, cv. ‘Suplumfiftysix’ is characterized by having very large fruit, with reddish-black skin and red flesh. The fruit of the new variety ‘Suplumfiftysix’ also has firm flesh, a sweet-mild flavor and a stone that is semi-free from the flesh. The date of ripening of the fruit of the new variety is approximately September 7.

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.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31078 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.