US Plant Patent PP16280

Walter Brown

Thuja plant named ‘Walter Brown’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 3, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 28, 2024. This patent earned 97 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16280
Filed: June 28, 2004
Granted: February 21, 2006
Expires: October 3, 2024
Assignee: SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC
Inventor: BROWN WALTER

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘Walter Brown’, characterized by its broadly pyramidal plant form; yellow-colored leaves when grown under full sun conditions and green-colored leaves when grown in shady conditions; foliage resistant to sun and winter burning; and winter hardy.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘Walter Brown’, as illustrated and described.

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