US Plant Patent PP35297

RutThu4

Thuja plant named ‘RutThu4’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 30, 2042.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP35297
Filed: June 30, 2022
Granted: August 8, 2023
Expires: June 30, 2042
Assignee: UNIV GEORGIA
Inventor: RUTER JOHN M

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘RutThu4’, characterized by its compact, globose growth, similar in shape but larger in size and with a faster growth rate than some other Thuja occidentalis cultivars. ‘RutThu4’ also has disease resistance when grown in USDA Zone 8a, and has demonstrated both heat tolerance as well as cold hardiness to about −34° F. in trials conducted in Minnesota.

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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of the Thuja plant named ‘RutThu4’ as illustrated and described herein.

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