US Plant Patent PP23043

Pink Heartbreaker

Weeping redbud tree named ‘Pink Heartbreaker’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 25, 2030.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 29, 2030. This patent earned 269 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP23043
Filed: January 29, 2010
Granted: September 18, 2012
Expires: October 25, 2030
Assignee: EATON DONALD
Inventor: EATON DONALD

Abstract

A new and distinct redbud tree named ‘Pink Heartbreaker’ is characterized by its strong weeping growth. This cultivar also exhibits vigorous growth throughout the growing season and striking clusters of pink flowers during the spring bloom. Like the parent plant, Cercis canadensis , ‘Pink Heartbreaker’ is disease and pest resistant.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Cercis canadensis tree named ‘Pink Heartbreaker’ as illustrated and described herein.

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