The Blueberry News – July 2019

they are licensed to propagate and if fruit has come from

legal plants. Illegal propagation is a direct threat to the

blueberry industry and the patent rights held by FFSP.

Royalties generated are critical to the support of the

Florida blueberry breeding program. If you are

interested in obtaining a license or would like to

anonymously report illegal propagation, please contact:

FFSP, PO Box 110200, Gainesville, FL 32611,

Phone: 352- 273 - 3656

Blueberry varieties developed by the University of

Florida are patent protected under U.S. Code Title 35.

Anyone propagating plants for their own use or for sale

is required to be licensed by Florida Foundation Seed

Producers, Inc. (FFSP). Additionally, packers, marketers,

and sellers of fruit from the above varieties can be liable

for selling fruit from illegally propagated plants. As of

July 2, 2019, the above entities are the only entities

licensed for legal propagation and sale of plants of the

respective varieties. Protect yourself from unknowingly

purchasing illegal plants or fruit by asking entities if

Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.

Providing Superior Plant Varieties

http://ffsp.net

Ask the Question! “Are You Licensed?”

Licensee Abundance (PP16476)Arcadia™ 'FL07-399' (PP26313)Avanti™ 'FL06-203' (PP26312)Bobolink™ 'FL03-291' (PP21377)Chickadee™ 'FL04-235' (PP21376)Emerald (PP12165)Endura™ 'FL06-377' (PP26679)Farthing (PP19341)Flicker™ 'FL96-43' (PP21554)Indigocrisp™ 'FL98-325' (PP26523)Keecrisp™ 'FL06-556' (PP27771)Kestrel™ 'FL02-40' (PP21719)Magnus (PPAF)Meadowlark™ 'FL01-173' (PP21553)Millennia (PP12816)Optimus (PPAF)Patrecia' (PP27740)Primadonna (PP20181)Raven™ 'FL05-627' (PP21374)Sapphire (PP11829)Scintilla (PP19233)Snowchaser (PP19503)Southern Belle (PP13931)Springhigh (PP16404)Springwide (PP16333)Sweetcrisp (PP20027)Vireo™ 'FL05-107' (PP21375)Wayne (PPAF)Windsor (PP12783)
A&C Flowers and Produce x x
Agri-Starts, Inc. x x¹ x¹ x¹ x¹ x x¹ x x¹ x¹ x¹ x¹ x¹ x x¹ x x¹ x x x x x x x
Alma Nursery, Inc. x x x x
All Natural Blueberry Farms of Florida, Inc. x
Alma Pak, Inc. x x x
Bayside Nursery, Inc. x
Bell's Berry Patch, Inc. x
Black and Blue Berries, Inc. x x x x
Black and Blue Berry Farms, LLC x x
Blue Gold Growers, LLC x x x x x x
Blue Star Nursery x x x
Clear Springs Farming, LLC x x x
Cornelius Farms, LLC x x x x x x x x x x x x x
D & S Blueberries, Inc. x x x x
Dole Berry Company x¹ x¹ x x¹ x x¹ x¹ x¹ x¹ x
Douglas Blueberry Farm x x
Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc. x° x¹ x¹ x¹ x¹ x° x¹ x° x¹ x¹ x¹ x¹ x¹ x¹ x¹ x¹ x° x¹ x° x¹ x° x¹ x¹ x¹
Fiorini Nursery x
Florida Blueberry Nursery x x x x
H.A.S.G. x x x
Hawthorne Farm Products, LLC x x x x x x x
Hortifrut North America, Inc. x¹ x¹ x¹ x¹ x¹ x¹
Island Grove, LLC x x¹ x¹ x¹ x x¹ x x¹ x¹ x¹ x¹ x¹ x¹ x x¹ x¹ x x x x x x x¹ x¹ x
Kirkland Nursery, LLC x x
Liner Source, Inc. x x x
Lochloosa Lake Farms, LLC x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Miller Blueberry Plantation, Inc. x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Myers Family Farms, Inc. x x x
Oregon Blueberry Farms & Nursery x¹ x¹ x¹ x¹ x¹
Simple Life Farms x x x
Southern Citrus Nurseries, LLC x x x x x x x x
Southland Berry Plantation x x x x x x
Towers Family Farms LLC x x
Wayne's Homestead x x x
Yancey Blueberry, LLC x x x x x x x x x x x

x¹ = Licensed for USA

x° = Licensed for USA (exclusive to AZ, CA, OR, and WA)

x = Licensed for USA (excluding AZ, CA, OR, and WA)