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.

The record
- Patent number
- PP31078
- Filed
- November 6, 2018
- Granted
- November 19, 2019
- Expires
- November 6, 2038
- Assignee
- SUN WORLD INT LLC
- 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.
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