US Plant Patent PP34685
SMTOBM3
Thuja plant named ‘SMTOBM3’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends December 2, 2041.
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
- PP34685
- Filed
- December 2, 2021
- Granted
- October 25, 2022
- Expires
- December 2, 2041
- Assignee
- SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC
- Inventor
- WOOD TIMOTHY D
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of Thuja plant named ‘SMTOBM3’ is disclosed, characterized by a narrow, columnar plant habit and dense foliage. Plants have distinctive twisting to the branchlets and cold tolerance to USDA Zone 3. The new cultivar is a Thuja , suitable for ornamental garden purposes.
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 cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘SMTOBM3’ as herein illustrated and described.
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