ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. PP36,998, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to J. VAN GEEST HOLDING B.V. ('s Gravenzande, Netherlands).
"Ficus plant named 'ESFIBU1801'" was invented by Jan van Geest ('s Gravenzande, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct variety of Ficus plant named 'ESFIBU1801' which is characterized by the combination of a compact and freely-branching growth habit, an abundance of relatively small narrow ovate to lanceolate foliage with a relatively long apiculate to aristate leaf apex, dark green foliage that is broadly margined with a light yellow-green in juvenile foliage and a lighter shade of green in mature foliage, and the stab...