Plants – Rose – Climber
Plant Patent
1999-07-23
2001-07-03
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Climber
Plant Patent
active
PP011979
ABSTRACT:
DESCRIPTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of
Cedrus deodara
, Deodar Cedar, which has been given the varietal name ‘CDMTF1’.
I discovered my new tree in 1995 as a chance seedling (parantage unknown) of Deodar Cedar growing in a cultivated area in a nursey in Walton County, Ga. This new variety originated as a seedling planted in the spring of 1991. As I observed the initially discovered tree of my new variety, the uniqueness of this tree became apparent because of its narrow, upright growing habit and its closely spaced, ascending branches. This new tree distinguishes itself from other Deodar Cedars known to the inventor by virtue of its narrow, upright habit and the dense uniformity and uprightness of its branches. In 1998, the initially discovered tree of my new variety was asexually propagated by softwood cuttings at the Moon Tree Farm in Walton County, Ga., and the progeny have proven to be true to the type and retain the narrow, upright habit and branching characteristics of the initially discovered tree even as smaller plants.
I observed this tree of my new variety for a period of time and believe it is particularly useful in landscape settings where upright, tight evergreen tree forms are important, such as in proximity to buildings or in restricted spaces or in any situation where fast-growing, consistent screens are needed as windbreaks or as control for noise pollution, especially in urban areas where space is at a premium.
In contrast, cultivated Deodar Cedar is largely represented in the industry by seedling material, although there are approximately fifty different forms that have been recognized. Seedling Deodar Cedar is widely variable in growth habit, but typically display the graceful pendulous branching that typifies the species.
There are a few Deodar Cedar cultivars which have dense or upright habits. ‘Descanso Dwarf’ is an upright and compact plant which has bright green foliage but semi-pendulous branching. ‘Deep Cove’ is an upright growing, pyramidal shaped tree with dense foliage that emerges a stark white. ‘Blue Snake’ is an extremely upright plant with sparse, weeping branches. These three cultivars are commericially available and are, insofar as known by the inventor, not patented. It is notable that these cultivars described as dense are also slower growing and typically more shrub-like in habit. The tree forms of typical Deodar Cedar are usually less dense and wide-spreading.
My new tree has a narrow, upright, dense habit with branches that generally ascend upwardly from the trunk or leader of the tree. To my knowledge, this growth habit is not represented by an other known Deodar Cedar cultivar or seedling.
Commonly, Deodar Cedar trees are typically large evergreen trees that mature between forty to seventy feet high and nearly as wide. As a young tree, these Deodar Cedar trees are broadly pyramidal with pendulous branches, but age into a wide-spreading, more open tree. Deodar Cedar is a popular evergreen tree because of its broad-spreading habit and slightly weeping branches. There is, however, a need for a narrow, upright form that will lend itself to growing situations where space is limited. Consequently, a new variety of Deodar Cedar which has a narrow, upright habit and closely spaced, upright branches, would be particularly useful.
My new variety has been asexually propagated from softwood cuttings at my direction. This propagation and observation of the resulting progeny have proven the characteristics of my new variety to be firmly fixed and true to the type. Furthermore, these observations have confirmed that my new variety represents a new and improved variety of Deodar Cedar as particularly evidenced by its unique dense, narrow, upright growth habit and generally upwardly ascending branches. My new variety has proven that it can reliably be asexually propagated using vegetative propagation techniques.
The accompanying photographs depict the color of the tree and doliage of my new variety as nearly true as is reasonably possible to make the same in a color illustration of this character.
Bell Kent L.
Campell Bruce R.
Klarquist Sparkman Campbell & Leigh & Whinston, LLP
Tree Introductions, Inc.
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