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US Plant Patent PP15087

Cal Giant 5

Strawberry plant named ‘Cal Giant 5’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 27, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 17, 2022. This patent earned 10 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15087, the photograph of Cal Giant 5 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15087, 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
PP15087
Filed
October 17, 2002
Granted
August 17, 2004
Expires
October 27, 2022
Assignee
CALIFORNIA GIANT INC
Inventor
SMALL DAVID W

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of strawberry plant named 'Cal Giant 5' that is a short-day style of plant with a strong ever-bearing tendency, producing runners freely at the nursery while producing high levels of fruit early in the fruiting season, and continuing production through the summer and into the autumn months. 'Cal Giant 5' displays very good tolerance to a number of soil-borne, foliar and fruit diseases, and pollinates exceptionally well in both inclement and ideal conditions, retaining size, shape, high gloss, and overall good appearance throughout the entire season.

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

What is claimed: 1. A new and distinct strawberry plant designated ‘Cal Giant 5’ as herein described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15087 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.