Plants – Shrub or vine
Plant Patent
2007-10-02
2007-10-02
Haas, Wendy (Department: 1661)
Plants
Shrub or vine
Plant Patent
active
10719164
ABSTRACT:
A new variety ofAlnus maritimasubsp.oklahomensisplant named ‘September Sun’ that is characterized by fast vertical growth of ≈89 cm (35 inches) per year over the first two years after establishment in the landscape and fast canopy volume growth of ≈4.8 m3 (170 cubic feet) during the second year after establishment. The strobili (infructescences) of ‘September Sun’ are small (17 mm long and 10.2 mm wide) and slender (length:width ratio=1.7) compared to the average foroklahomensis.In combination, these traits set ‘September Sun’ apart from all other existing varieties ofAlnus maritimasubsp.oklahomensisknown to the inventors.
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Graves William R.
Schrader James A.
Haas Wendy
Iowa State University Research Foundation
Quarles & Brady LLP
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