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US Plant Patent PP36382

Hickman

Walnut tree named ‘Hickman’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 18, 2044.

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

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP36382, the photograph of Hickman printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP36382, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP36382
Filed
January 18, 2024
Granted
January 14, 2025
Expires
January 18, 2044
Assignee
UNIV MISSOURI
Inventor
COGGESHALL MARK V; REVORD RONALD S; MEIER NICHOLAS A

Abstract

A new distinct Juglans plant named ‘Hickman’ is characterized by high-yield, abundant spur-bearing, medium nut and kernel size, and high kernel percentage. Taken together, ‘Hickman’ produces a high yield of kernels. The cultivar's nuts have a low to moderate rate of defects, and its kernel has good flavor and color quality. ‘Hickman’ is protogynous, with pistillate bloom beginning mid-season and extending about two-weeks and staminate bloom occurring mid-to-late season.

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 black walnut tree designated ‘Hickman’ as shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP36382 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.