US Plant Patent PP30737
KROMM
Tilia tree named ‘KROMM’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends December 7, 2037.
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
- PP30737
- Filed
- December 7, 2017
- Granted
- July 23, 2019
- Expires
- December 7, 2037
- Assignee
- KROMM DARRELL
- Inventor
- KROMM DARRELL
Abstract
A new and distinct Tilia americana tree named ‘KROMM’ is disclosed, characterized by a unique narrow pyramidal shape and a dense, compact morphology. Foliage is a lustrous dark green, with this attractive quality maintained late into the season. During early Fall foliage of the new variety is still attractive when many Tilia americana trees have a dull, withering appearance. The new variety is an ornamental tree, useful for landscape 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 Tilia americana tree named ‘KROMM’ as herein illustrated and described.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP30737 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.