Ochlockonee

Ochlockonee

Rabbiteye blueberry plant named ‘Ochlockonee’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 15, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 22, 2023. This patent earned 481 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17300, the photograph of Ochlockonee printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17300, 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.

Abstract

Vaccinium ashei Reade ‘Ochlockonee’ is a Rabbiteye blueberry is distinguished by distinguished by its late bloom period, high and consistent productivity, large berry size, moderate chill requirement, late ripening, small berry scar, and high-quality fruit suitable for mechanical harvesting for the fresh market. The fruit of the plant is primarily used as fresh fruit for shipping, but is also suitable for customer-pick and processing markets.

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 rabbiteye blueberry plant, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its late fruiting, high productivity and large berry size.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17300 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

The record

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