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US Plant Patent PP32188

IFG Cher-nine

Sweet cherry tree named ‘IFG Cher-nine’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 14, 2039.

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 PP32188, the photograph of IFG Cher-nine printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP32188, 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
PP32188
Filed
November 14, 2019
Granted
September 15, 2020
Expires
November 14, 2039
Assignee
CAIN DAVID, INT FRUIT GENETICS LLC
Inventor
CAIN DAVID

Abstract

This invention is a new and distinct sweet cherry tree denominated ‘IFG Cher-nine’. The new sweet cherry tree is characterized by producing early ripening medium size dark red fruits having a reniform shape. Fruits ripen early and are very firm, with medium acid fruit with a good cherry flavor. Fruits are tolerant of rain induced cracking. The tree has a low chilling requirement of about 300 to 400 hours. It produces few doubled and spurred fruits.

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 variety of sweet cherry tree as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP32188 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.