Skyward

Skyward

Taxodium tree named ‘Skyward’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 27, 2030.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 2, 2030. This patent earned 25 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP22812, the photograph of Skyward printed in the patent.

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Abstract

A new cultivar of Taxodium distichum named ‘Skyward’ characterized by its upright and tight growth habit with ascending branching and a rounded tip, its dense branching with a lush and full canopy of foliage from near the base to the top of the tree, its compact plant habit with a small and narrow profile reaching about 7 m in height and 1.2 m in width in 20 years, its lack of surface roots when grown in areas with moist soil, its observed resistance to disease, drought, and insect damage and its tolerance to heavy accumulations of ice.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Taxodium tree named ‘Skyward’ as herein illustrated and described.

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Abstract