US Plant Patent PP10811
Conthera
Ternstroemia gymnanthera variety named `Conthera`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired October 18, 2016. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.
The record
- Patent number
- PP10811
- Filed
- October 18, 1996
- Granted
- March 2, 1999
- Expires
- October 18, 2016
- Assignee
- PLANT DEV SERVICES INC
- Inventor
- BERRY JAMES BRYAN
Abstract
A new and distinct Ternstroemia gymnanthera plant which consistently produces a very high concentration of anthocyanin in new growth as well as a more uniform growth habit and mature foliage color compared with other commercial varieties in the market class.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. A new and unique variety of Ternstroemia gymnanthera plant named Ternstroemia gymnanthera `Conthera` as herein shown and described, is characterized by its uniform dense, upright, and globase growth habit; appealing contrast of glossy reddish-bronze young foliage to mature deep green foliage, moderate growth rate, ability to be sheared, resistance to pests and tolerance of sun, shade and soil type.
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