Conifer Patents (Class PLT/213)
Juniper (Class PLT/214)
Yew (Class PLT/215)
  • Chamaecyparis Plant Named 'Minta'
    Publication number: 20240155957
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Chamaecyparis plant named ‘Minta’ that is characterized by its fine textured foliage, its foliage that is bluish green (minty green) in color, particularly when grown in warm temperatures, and its compact and uniformly globular plant habit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Edens Creations BV
    Inventor: Henrik Christiaan Cozijn Rietberg
  • Cupressus PLANT NAMED 'RUTCUP1'
    Publication number: 20230007819
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Cupressus plant named ‘RutCup1’, characterized by its wider form and similar heigh and growth rate to Cupressus arizonica var. glabra cultivars; glaucous, blue-green foliage; resistance to Passalora blight; and cold hardiness to about ?30° C. in laboratory tests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • Thuja PLANT NAMED 'RutThu4'
    Publication number: 20230007822
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘RutThu4’, characterized by its compact, globose growth, similar in shape but larger in size and with a faster growth rate than Thuja occidentalis ‘Little Giant’. ‘RutThu4’ also has disease resistance when grown in USDA Zone 8a, and has demonstrated both heat tolerance as well as cold hardiness to about ?34 ° F. in trials conducted in Minnesota.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • Thuja PLANT NAMED 'RutThu2'
    Publication number: 20230007820
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘RutThu2’, characterized by its compact, mounding, spreading form with unusual, thread-leaf shoots; growth in USDA Zone 8a, growth in full sun and part-shade conditions in landscape and container production, and better heat tolerance than other thread-leaf forms of Thuja occidentalis or Thuja plicata ‘Whipcord’.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • Thuja PLANT NAMED 'RutThu5'
    Publication number: 20230007823
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘RutThu5’, characterized by its nice, columnar form, dark green foliage that does not have chartreuse tips like Thuja occidentalis ‘Emerald Green’. ‘RutThu5’ can be grown with one cutting per pot compared to the industry standard of three cuttings per pot, and has similar growth rate in containers and field as three-cutting plants of ‘Emerald Green’. The new ‘RutThu5’ has demonstrated cold hardiness to about ?34° F. in trials conducted in Minnesota.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • Thuja PLANT NAMED 'RutThu3'
    Publication number: 20230007821
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘RutThu3’, characterized by its compact, rounding form and yellow foliage with orange tips; growth and heat tolerance in USDA Zone 8a, growth in full sun and afternoon shade conditions in landscape and full sun in container production, disease and insect resistance, and cold hardiness to about ?34° F. in MN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • Thuja Tree Named ‘Thusid4’
    Publication number: 20210084802
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Thuja occidentalis Tree named ‘Thusid4’ characterized by its fine textured foliage that is green in color, its tight and compact growth habit, and its upright conical plant habit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventor: Gurjit Sidhu
  • plant named ‘SMNTOBAB’
    Patent number: PP30761
    Abstract: A new and distinct Thuja cultivar named ‘SMNTOBAB’ is disclosed, characterized by a dwarf plant habit with rapid growth. Plants have distinctive ball-shaped plant habit well-suited for container cultivation. Plants are very cold hardy. The new cultivar is a Thuja, suitable for ornamental garden purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Wood
  • plant named ‘SMNTPGF’
    Patent number: PP30762
    Abstract: A new and distinct Thuja cultivar named ‘SMNTPGF’ is disclosed, characterized by bright green and yellow foliage, with this bright coloration maintained in cold temperatures. Cold hardiness of the new variety is observed to USDA Zone 5. Deer resistance has been observed as well. Plants are pyramidal, dwarf and rapid growing. The new cultivar is a Thuja, suitable for ornamental garden purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Wood
  • tree named ‘Urban Spire’
    Patent number: PP31149
    Abstract: A new and distinct Metasequoia cultivar named ‘Urban Spire’ is disclosed, characterized by a distinctive upright, narrow tree form. Branches are held at angles of approximately 45 degrees or less, forming the distinctive narrow shape. The tree is well suited for small properties, street applications or as a specimen in the landscape. The new cultivar is a Metasequoia, suitable for various landscape purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy Sterling, Andrew Schenck
  • plant named ‘T p x T s Junior Giant’
    Patent number: PP31297
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Thuja named ‘T p x Ts Junior Giant’ that is characterized by its small plant height and width, its small leaves, its dark green foliage, dense growth habit, and its slow growth rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: HERMITAGE FARMS NURSERY
    Inventors: William K. Neal, III, Stuart F. S. Burnley
  • plant named ‘Northern Spire’
    Patent number: PP31298
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Thuja plicata named ‘Northern Spire’ that is characterized by its tightly branched growth habit, its uniform and narrow pyramidal plant habit that is ideal for hedging, its resistance to Keithia blight, its foliage that is dark green in spring and summer and turns russet red in fall and winter, and its deer resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: JRT NURSERIES
    Inventor: Jeff Hicks
  • plant named ‘Havfrego’
    Patent number: PP31474
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Cupressus plant named ‘Havfrego’ that is characterized by its foliage that is uniquely colored; emerging green and changing to having white tips, and its upright plant habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Inventor: Marcus Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Verschuren
  • White spruce tree named ‘Charlie J. Nickel’
    Patent number: PP31657
    Abstract: A new cultivar of white spruce tree named ‘Charlie J. Nickel’ that is characterized by its needles that are tinted blue in color, its uniform ovate-shaped plant habit with a strong central leader, and its good growth rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Inventor: Keith D. Westervelt
  • plant named ‘Thucavlo’
    Patent number: PP31775
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Thuja occidentalis plant named ‘Thucavlo’ that is characterized by its dense foliage, its dwarf growth habit, and its upright and globular growth habit with a broadly acute apex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Inventor: Casey van Vloten
  • tree named ‘RLH-CS’
    Patent number: PP32032
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Thuja tree named ‘RLH-CS’, characterized by its relatively compact, upright and narrowly pyramidal plant form; moderately vigorous growth habit and moderate to low growth rate; freely branching habit; dense and bushy form from base to top of the tree; lateral branches that are fine-textured and flexible and resist cracking and splitting; dark green-colored leaves that are soft and fine-textured and tolerate high humidity and high temperatures conditions; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Head's Select Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Harold Head, Lisa Jones Head
  • tree named ‘RLH-GG’
    Patent number: PP32048
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Thuja tree named ‘RLH-GG’, characterized by its relatively compact, upright and narrowly columnar plant form; moderately vigorous growth habit and moderate growth rate; freely branching habit; dense and bushy form from base to top of the tree; lateral branches that are fine-textured and flexible and resist cracking and splitting; dark green-colored leaves that are soft and fine-textured and tolerate high humidity and high temperatures conditions; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Head's Select Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Harold Head, Lisa Jones Head
  • tree named ‘MonJaw’
    Patent number: PP32350
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Pinus mugo named ‘MonJaw’ is disclosed, characterized by its compact, mounding form, bright green winter color, and long needles. The new cultivar is a Pinus, typically suited for ornamental use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Monrovia Nursery Company
    Inventor: Richard Wells
  • tree named ‘Soul Fire’
    Patent number: PP32580
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Metasequoia tree named ‘Soul Fire’ is disclosed, characterized by interesting foliage colors. Spring foliage is light green and bronze, creating an overall gold appearance. Summer foliage is bright lime green and resists Summer burn. Fall foliage is orange. Internodes are shorter than typical for Metasequoia glyptostroboides with gold foliage. The new cultivar is a Metasequoia, suitable for various landscape purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Plants Nouveau llc
    Inventor: Andrew Schenck
  • Hemlock tree named ‘Traveler’
    Patent number: PP32784
    Abstract: A new and distinct hybrid Tsuga cultivar tree named ‘Traveler’ is disclosed, characterized by a slightly weeping and graceful pyramidal habit, tolerance to hemlock woolly adelgid, and moderately slow growth rate. ‘Traveler’ is well-suited for use as a landscape tree in a large yard or park. It transplants well from containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventor: Susan E. Bentz
  • plant named ‘SMNCLMG’
    Patent number: PP33228
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Chamaecyparis plant named ‘SMNCLMG’ is disclosed, characterized by a fresh green foliage color which is well maintained. Plants are compact and full with a teardrop shape. Plants are low maintenance. The new cultivar is a Chamaecyparis, suitable for ornamental garden purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Spring Meadow Nursery
    Inventor: Timothy D Wood
  • plant named ‘SMNTDGT’
    Patent number: PP33286
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Thuja plant named ‘SMNTDGT’ is disclosed, characterized by a short plant habit and dense foliage. Plants have distinctive dense ovate plant habit without pinching or pruning, making plants low maintenance. The new cultivar is a Thuja, suitable for ornamental garden purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Spring Meadow Nursery
    Inventor: Timothy D Wood
  • Thuja tree named ‘Thusid4’
    Patent number: PP33360
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Thuja occidentalis Tree named ‘Thusid4’ characterized by its fine textured foliage that is green in color, its tight and compact growth habit, and its upright conical plant habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventor: Gurjit Sidhu
  • tree named ‘Green Gigantor’
    Patent number: PP33410
    Abstract: A new and distinct Sequoia sempervirens tree named ‘Green Gigantor’ which is characterized by a freely-branching and densely-foliaged growth habit, a conical tree crown profile, distinct dark green foliage, improved tolerance to atmospheric pollution and improved disease resistance. The claimed plant propagates successfully by softwood stem cuttings and has proven to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Inventor: Theodore P. Norman
  • plant named ‘SMNCLUTL’
    Patent number: PP33548
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Chamaecyparis plant named ‘SMNCLUTL’, characterized by its upright, arching and uniform plant habit and pyramidal plant form; freely branching habit, dense and bushy plant form; leaves that retain their yellow green coloration; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Spring Meadow Nursery Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy D. Wood
  • plant named ‘TPMTF’
    Patent number: PP33589
    Abstract: A new and distinct Thuja cultivar named ‘TPMTF’ is disclosed, characterized by dark green foliage on dense plants with upswept branches. Plants have been observed to tolerate high temperatures in the Southern United States. The new cultivar is a Thuja, suitable for ornamental garden purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Inventor: Dwayne Moon
  • plant named ‘LilShreckthu’
    Patent number: PP33785
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Thuja plant, referred to by its cultivar name, ‘LilShreckthu’, is disclosed. The new variety forms attractive dark green colored foliage. The new variety provides moderately vigorous, upright, pyramidal and compact growth habit. The new variety is well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in the landscape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Inventor: Daniel K. Shreckhise
  • plant named ‘Quethucor’
    Patent number: PP33839
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Thuja plant, referred to by its cultivar name, ‘Coral Queen’, is disclosed. The new variety forms attractive bright golden colored foliage turning to bright red in the fall and winter. Slow growing and compact growth habit is provided. The new variety is well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in the landscape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Inventor: Shigemori Gyotoku
  • plant named ‘Leprechaun’
    Patent number: PP33840
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘Leprechaun’ that is characterized by its slow growing and compact plant habit, its foliage that is soft in texture and dark green in color, its very good cold hardiness without winter foliage bronzing (withstood ?20° F.), and its small mature plant size; reaching an average of 2.74 m in height and 1.52 m in width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Inventor: Frank J. Kogut
  • plant named ‘TDMTF’
    Patent number: PP34009
    Abstract: A new and distinct Taxodium cultivar named ‘TDMTF’ is disclosed, characterized by an upright habit and feather-like foliage which is closely spaced. Fall foliage color is orange. The new cultivar is a Taxodium, suitable for ornamental garden purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Inventor: Dwayne Moon
  • tree named ‘CMA04271964’
    Patent number: PP34073
    Abstract: A new and distinct Thuja tree named ‘CMA04271964’ which is characterized by a relatively small stature, vigorous rooting, slow vegetative growth, a freely branching and densely foliaged growth habit, shortened internodal spacing, and greyed-orange suffusion of the juvenile lateral foliage and juvenile branchlets. The claimed plant propagates successfully by semi-hardwood stem cuttings and has proven to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Adcock's Nursery
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Adcock, Richard S. Gurkin
  • plant named ‘SMNTOO’
    Patent number: PP34292
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘SMNTOO’, characterized by its upright plant habit; narrow columnar plant form; vigorous growth habit; moderate growth rate; dense and bushy form; branchlets that are twisting; bright green-colored leaves; bright green coloration maintained during the winter; and good winter hardiness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC.
    Inventor: Timothy D. Wood
  • tree named ‘INHWB’
    Patent number: PP34321
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Picea pungens tree having a uniform, compact, and globose tree shape, is wider than tall, has blue-green leaves, and is tolerant to USDA Zones 2 to 8, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Early Morning LLC
    Inventor: Paul H. Halladin
  • plant named ‘MonEva’
    Patent number: PP34562
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Picea tree named ‘MonEva’ is disclosed, characterized by distinctive silver blue needles on a compact, slow growing plant. The new cultivar is a Picea pungens, suitable for ornamental garden purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Monrovia Nursery Inc.
    Inventor: Ron D. Kinney
  • tree named ‘MONMEL’
    Patent number: PP34563
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Pinus nigra named ‘MONMEL’ is disclosed, characterized by its tight branching structure, slow growth rate, and bright yellow new candle/needles. The new cultivar is a Pinus, typically suited for ornamental use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Monrovia Nursery Inc.
    Inventor: Ron D. Kinney
  • plant named ‘SMTOBM3’
    Patent number: PP34685
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Thuja plant named ‘SMTOBM3’ is disclosed, characterized by a narrow, columnar plant habit and dense foliage. Plants have distinctive twisting to the branchlets and cold tolerance to USDA Zone 3. The new cultivar is a Thuja, suitable for ornamental garden purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Spring Meadow Nursery
    Inventor: Timothy D. Wood
  • plant named ‘SMTOM1’
    Patent number: PP34686
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Thuja plant named ‘SMTOM1’ is disclosed, characterized by vibrant golden foliage on plants having a conical habit. Foliage is dense and feathery. Plants reach a moderate size at maturity. The new cultivar is a Thuja, suitable for ornamental garden purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Spring Meadow Nursery
    Inventor: Timothy D. Wood
  • plant named ‘BLTP’
    Patent number: PP34752
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Thuja plant named ‘BLTP’ is disclosed, characterized by a controlled growth habit and fresh green foliage color year-round. Plants of ‘BLTP’ have been observed to grow to 10 to 13 feet tall at ten years of age, shorter than most commercial varieties. Pruning is not needed to maintain and attractive landscape plant. Tolerance for Thuja Blight and humidity have been observed in the new variety. The new cultivar is a Thuja, suitable for horticultural purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Plant Development Services Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Edward Lee
  • tree named ‘INHoopMo’
    Patent number: PP34795
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Picea pungens tree having a large, narrow conical shaped tree, all propagations develop orthotropic leader growth, and intense silver-blue colored foliage, as disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: EARLY MORNING LLC
    Inventor: Paul H. Halladin
  • tree named ‘INMoHoop’
    Patent number: PP34883
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Picea pungens tree having an orthotropic leader growth, a dwarf and wide conical shape, a compact habit, blue-colored needles/foliage, and long and thin needles, as disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: EARLY MORNING LLC
    Inventor: Paul H. Halladin
  • plant named ‘RutThu2’
    Patent number: PP35030
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘RutThu2’, characterized by its compact, mounding, spreading form with unusual, thread-leaf shoots; growth in USDA Zone 8a, growth in full sun and part-shade conditions in landscape and container production, and better heat tolerance than other thread-leaf forms of Thuja occidentalis or Thuja plicata ‘Whipcord’.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • Norway spruce tree named ‘Andy Spinks’
    Patent number: PP35048
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Norway spruce tree named ‘Andy Spinks’ that is characterized by its new and maturing foliage that is golden-tinted in color with older and shaded foliage blue-green in color, its strong central leader, its very uniform growth habit and shape, and its good growth rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Inventor: Keith D. Westervelt
  • plant named ‘RutCup1’
    Patent number: PP35159
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Cupressus plant named ‘RutCup1’, characterized by its wider form and similar heigh and growth rate to Cupressus arizonica var. glabra cultivars; glaucous, blue-green foliage; resistance to Passalora blight; and cold hardiness to about ?30° C. in laboratory tests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • plant named ‘RutThu5’
    Patent number: PP35180
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘RutThu5’, characterized by its nice, columnar form, dark green foliage that does not have chartreuse tips like Thuja occidentalis ‘Emerald Green’. ‘RutThu5’ can be grown with one cutting per pot compared to the industry standard of three cuttings per pot, and has similar growth rate in containers and field as three-cutting plants of ‘Emerald Green’. The new ‘RutThu5’ has demonstrated cold hardiness to about ?34° F. in trials conducted in Minnesota.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • plant named ‘RutThu3’
    Patent number: PP35206
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘RutThu3’, characterized by its compact, rounding form and yellow foliage with orange tips; growth and heat tolerance in USDA Zone 8a, growth in full sun and afternoon shade conditions in landscape and full sun in container production, disease and insect resistance, and cold hardiness to about ?34° F. in Minnesota.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • plant named ‘RutThu4’
    Patent number: PP35297
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘RutThu4’, characterized by its compact, globose growth, similar in shape but larger in size and with a faster growth rate than some other Thuja occidentalis cultivars. ‘RutThu4’ also has disease resistance when grown in USDA Zone 8a, and has demonstrated both heat tolerance as well as cold hardiness to about ?34° F. in trials conducted in Minnesota.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Ruter
  • tree named ‘CJMTFZ’
    Patent number: PP35306
    Abstract: A new and distinct Cryptomeria japonica tree named ‘CJMTFZ’ is disclosed, characterized by small foliage having a thick foliar cuticle. Trees are observed to tolerate both heat and drought. The interior of the trees does not suffer from browning of the foliage, resulting in a denser, more attractive tree. A fast growth rate has been observed. The new variety is a Cryptomeria tree, typically used for landscapes and gardens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Inventor: Dwayne Moon
  • plant named ‘INGGSP’
    Patent number: PP35388
    Abstract: A new Thuja plant particularly distinguished by having an extra narrow conical shape, one half of the growth rate of its parental line, a moderate garden size, uniform compact upright branching, small leaves, and foliage sprays arranged in a 3-dimensional curved pattern, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Early Morning, LLC
    Inventor: Paul H. Halladin
  • Colorado blue spruce tree named ‘Hymes Blue Dream’
    Patent number: PP35604
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Colorado blue spruce tree named ‘Hymes Blue Dream’ characterized by its foliage that is very intensely blue in color in appearance during the summer months and blue grey in color in the winter months, its foliage with a very glaucous surface, its dense and compact plant habit, and its short height; obtaining a height of 6 m in 20 years when grown in Oregon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: TREESAP FARMS LLC
    Inventor: Randall S. Nelson
  • Colorado blue spruce tree named ‘Wards Blue Waves’
    Patent number: PP35633
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Colorado blue spruce tree named ‘Wards Blue Waves’ characterized by its foliage that is silvery blue in appearance in color year around, its foliage with a very glaucous surface, its branch apexes that curve upwards, its dense and compact plant habit, its conical shape, and its short plant height; reaches 6 m after 20 years when grown in Oregon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TREESAP FARMS LLC
    Inventor: Randall S. Nelson