US Plant Patent PP16495

Forde

Walnut tree named ‘Forde’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 24, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 17, 2024. This patent earned 37 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16495
Filed: September 17, 2004
Granted: May 2, 2006
Expires: October 24, 2024
Assignee: UNIV CALIFORNIA
Inventor: MCGRANAHAN GALE; LESLIE CHARLES

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of walnut tree denominated ‘Forde’ is described. This new cultivar comes into bearing young, produces well mid-season, and bears a jumbo sized nut with a strong yet easily removed shell. The new tree also shows low susceptibility to walnut blight.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct variety of walnut tree substantially as shown and described herein.

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