US Plant Patent PP10277
Teak Gold
Plum tree `Teak Gold`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired March 29, 2016. 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.
The record
- Patent number
- PP10277
- Filed
- March 29, 1996
- Granted
- March 10, 1998
- Expires
- March 29, 2016
- Assignee
- TEAK ENTERPRISES
- Inventor
- YATES R A
Abstract
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of plum tree Prunus salicina which was found as a chance seedling. It is characterized by a productive tree of medium vigor which may require some cross pollination. The fruit is semi-freestone, large, conical in shape and has an attractive burgundy colored skin with a slightly aromatic bloom. The underlying flesh is crisp and yellow in color. Eating quality is superb, with a sweet, slightly aromatic flavor and a noticeable absence of acid.
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, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its medium size, compact growth habit and being a regular and productive bearer of large, firm, attractive, semi-freestone fruit with excellent flavor, aroma and eating quality. The fruit is further characterized by relatively uniform maturity throughout the tree, its ability to hold firm on the tree after maturity (shipping ripe) and its ability to ship and store well under cold room regime and on the grocer's shelf.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP10277 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.