US Plant Patent PP14126
RI-1
Select Myrobalan tree ‘RI-1’
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired March 21, 2021. 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
- PP14126
- Filed
- March 21, 2001
- Granted
- September 2, 2003
- Expires
- March 21, 2021
- Inventor
- ZAIGER CHRIS FLOYD; ZAIGER GARY NEIL; GARDNER LEITH MARIE; ZAIGER GRANT GENE
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of Myrobalan tree ( Prunus cerasifera ). Its novelty consists of the following unique combination of features that are desirable in a new interstock when growing cherries: 1. Decreasing the height of the cherry tree for more economical harvesting. 2. Providing earlier production of fuit when growing cherries with the new interstock variety on Citation Rootstock. 3. Increasing the number of rootstocks available for cherries. 4. Improving the opportunity to match soil type with the desired rootstock by using an interstock.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Myrobalan ( Prunus cerasifera ) tree, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by being medium to large in size, moderately vigorous, upright growth and having graft compatibility with numerous rootstocks and also with various cherry trees, giving this Myrobalan tree the potential to be used as an interstock for growing cherries on various non-compatible rootstocks; the new variety is further characterized by having the ability to reduce the size of the cherry tree by shortening the length of the interstock between the cherry scion and the rootstock.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14126 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.