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US Plant Patent PP32576

IFG Cher-ten

Sweet cherry tree named ‘IFG Cher-ten’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 6, 2040.

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 PP32576, the photograph of IFG Cher-ten printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP32576, 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
PP32576
Filed
April 6, 2020
Granted
December 8, 2020
Expires
April 6, 2040
Inventor
CAIN DAVID

Abstract

This invention is a new and distinct sweet cherry variety denominated ‘IFG Cher-ten’. The new sweet cherry tree is characterized by producing large size, dark red fruits having reniform shape. Fruits ripen early, are firm with medium acidity and have a good cherry flavor. Fruit stems are long, medium thick, have strong attachment and stay green during storage and shipping. ‘IFG Cher-ten’ is self-incompatible having S1S3 pollen alleles. The tree has a medium-low chilling requirement of about 400 to 500 hours. It produces very few doubled and spurred fruits in high summer temperature regions.

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 PP32576 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.