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US Plant Patent PP15897

Suplumthirtyfive

Plum tree named ‘Suplumthirtyfive’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 14, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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 PP15897, the photograph of Suplumthirtyfive printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15897, 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
PP15897
Filed
June 14, 2004
Granted
July 26, 2005
Expires
June 14, 2024
Assignee
SUN WORLD INTERNATIONAL INC
Inventor
MOWREY BRUCE D; CAIN DAVID W; BACON TERRY A

Abstract

A new and distinct plum tree variety, Prunus salicina ‘Suplumthirtyfive,’ that is a heavy and consistent producer of early-season (June 16-22) black plums that are larger (66 mm) than other commercial plums in ‘Santa Rosa’ (unpatented) ripening season. The amber-colored flesh is crisp and juicy with sugar levels (17-19° brix) that are higher than other commercial plum varieties harvested at the same time.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of plum tree named ‘Suplumthirtyfive’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15897 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.