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US Plant Patent PP27589

MVMTF

Sweetbay magnolia tree named ‘MVMTF’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 30, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 31, 2034. This patent earned 150 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27589, the photograph of MVMTF printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27589, 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
PP27589
Filed
October 31, 2014
Granted
January 24, 2017
Expires
March 30, 2035
Assignee
SOUTHERN SELECTIONS LLC
Inventor
MOON DWAYNE C

Abstract

A new and distinct Sweetbay Magnolia tree ( Magnolia virginiana ) named ‘MVMTF’ having a compact habit with dense canopy, profuse flowering from May to October with small light green leaves that mature to a dark green that is true to evergreen withstanding low winter temperatures and also capable of being reproduced reliability from vegetative cuttings.

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 Sweetbay Magnolia tree named ‘MVMTF’ substantially as herein shown, illustrated and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by its compact habit with dense canopy, profuse flowering from May to October with small light green leaves that mature to a dark green that is true to evergreen withstanding low winter temperatures and also capable of being reproduced reliability from vegetative cuttings.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27589 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.