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US Plant Patent PP24537

Preble

Willow plant name ‘Preble’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 5, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 29, 2032. This patent earned 158 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24537, the photograph of Preble printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24537, 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
PP24537
Filed
February 29, 2012
Granted
June 10, 2014
Expires
August 5, 2032
Assignee
ABRAHAMSON LAWRENCE P, KOPP RICHARD F, SMART LAWRENCE B, SUNY RES FOUNDATION, VOLK TIMOTHY A
Inventor
ABRAHAMSON LAWRENCE P; KOPP RICHARD F; SMART LAWRENCE B; VOLK TIMOTHY A

Abstract

A distinct female cultivar of Salix viminalis ×( Salix sachalinensis×Salix miyabeana ) named ‘Preble’, characterized by rapid stem growth producing 29% more woody biomass than the average of three current production cultivars ( Salix×dasyclados ‘SV1’ (unpatented), Salix sachalinensis ‘SX61’ (unpatented), and Salix miyabeana ‘SX64’ (unpatented)) when grown in the same field for the same length of time (three growing seasons after coppice) in two different trials in Constableville, N.Y. and Middlebury, Vt. ‘Preble’ can be planted from dormant stem cuttings, produces multiple stems after coppice and the stem biomass can be harvested when the plant is dormant. In the spring following harvest, the plant will re-sprout very vigorously, producing new stems that can be harvested repeatedly after two to four years of growth. ‘Preble’ displays a low incidence of rust disease and is not damaged by potato leafhoppers.

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 variety of Salix viminalis ×( Salix sachalinensis×Salix miyabeana ) shrub willow plant named ‘Preble’ as described and illustrated herein.

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