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US Plant Patent PP11554

Alta Vista

Strawberry plant named `Alta Vista`

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 19, 2017. 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
PP11554
Filed
May 19, 1997
Granted
October 10, 2000
Expires
May 19, 2017
Inventor
SJULIN THOMAS M; MOWREY BRUCE D; AMORAO AMADO Q; COSS JOANNE F; NISHIMORI KIYOSHI; GILFORD KRISTIE L

Abstract

This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry plant named `Alta Vista`, botanically identified as Fragraia×ananassa Duch. The closest known variety is `Key Largo`. The new variety is fully everbearing. The new variety is distinguished from `Key Largo` by its medium to strong interveinal leaf-blistering, flat profile of the terminal leaflet, rounded basal shape of the terminal leaflet, rounded teeth on the terminal leaflet, medium in density petiole pubescence, outward pose of petiole hairs, medium anthocyanin coloration of the stolons in the fall of the year, an inflorescence relative position level with to above the leaves, broader than long petal length-to-width ratio, light red fruit flesh color, and early season of initial harvest.

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 strawberry plant, substantially as shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP11554 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.