US Plant Patent PP18528

Cascading Hearts

Redbud tree named ‘Cascading Hearts’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired November 8, 2025. 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 PP18528, the photograph of Cascading Hearts printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18528, 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: PP18528
Filed: November 8, 2005
Granted: February 26, 2008
Expires: November 8, 2025
Assignee: RIVERBEND NURSERIES
Inventor: BENNETT STEVEN E

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Redbud tree named ‘Cascading Hearts’, characterized by its weeping plant form; densely foliated growth habit; and developing leaves reddish green in color; fully expanded leaves, dark green in color.

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

1. A new and distinct Redbud tree named ‘Cascading Hearts’, as illustrated and described.

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