ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. PP36,806, issued on July 8, was assigned to TREE SAP FARMS LLC (Houston).
"Taxodium tree named 'Everbill'" was invented by William C. Barr (Rosenberg, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new cultivar of Taxodium tree named 'Everbill' that is characterized by its compact, upright, and narrow pyramidal growth habit with a central leader, its densely branched habit with branches that are held in a 45deg angle to the trunk, its dark green immature and mature foliage, its growth rate of 91 cm per year with a 15-year-old mature trees reaching an average of 10 m in height and 3 m in width, and its lack of production of surface roots."
The paten...