USPP22328P2 - Buxus plant named ‘Eseles’ - Google Patents

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USPP22328P2
USPP22328P2 US12/807,826 US80782610V USPP22328P2 US PP22328 P2 USPP22328 P2 US PP22328P2 US 80782610 V US80782610 V US 80782610V US PP22328 P2 USPP22328 P2 US PP22328P2
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    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01H—NEW PLANTS OR NON-TRANSGENIC PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES
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  • Botanical designation Buxus microphylla var. koreana.
  • the present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Buxus plant, commercially produced as an ornamental shrub, botanically known as Buxus microphylla var. koreana and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Eseles’ .
  • the new Buxus plant is a naturally-occurring branch mutation of Buxus microphylla var. koreana ‘Winter Gem’, not patented.
  • the new Buxus plant was discovered and selected by the Inventor on a single plant of ‘Winter Gem’ in a controlled outdoor nursery environment in Muskegon, Mich.
  • Plants of the new Buxus have not been observed under all possible environmental conditions.
  • the phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature and light intensity without, however, any variance in genotype.
  • Plants of the new Buxus differ primarily from plants of the mutation parent, ‘Winter Gem’, in leaf coloration as plants of ‘Winter Gem’ have solid green-colored leaves.
  • Plants of the new Buxus can be compared to plants of Buxus microphylla ‘Peergold’, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 16,052. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Grand Haven, Mich., plants of the new Buxus differed from plants of ‘Peergold’ in the following characteristics:
  • the photograph on the first sheet comprises a side perspective view of a typical plant of ‘Eseles’ grown in an outdoor nursery.
  • the photograph on the second sheet is a close-up view of a typical plant of ‘Eseles’.

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A new and distinct cultivar of Buxus plant named ‘Eseles’, characterized by its compact, mounded and uniform plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy appearance; green and yellow variegated leaves; and good winter hardiness.

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Botanical designation: Buxus microphylla var. koreana.
Cultivar denomination: ‘ESELES’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Buxus plant, commercially produced as an ornamental shrub, botanically known as Buxus microphylla var. koreana and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Eseles’ .
The new Buxus plant is a naturally-occurring branch mutation of Buxus microphylla var. koreana ‘Winter Gem’, not patented. The new Buxus plant was discovered and selected by the Inventor on a single plant of ‘Winter Gem’ in a controlled outdoor nursery environment in Muskegon, Mich.
Asexual reproduction of the new Buxus plant by hardwood cuttings in a controlled environment in Grand Haven, Mich. since December, 1990, has shown that the unique features of this new Buxus plant are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the new Buxus have not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature and light intensity without, however, any variance in genotype.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Eseles’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Eseles’ as a new and distinct cultivar of Buxus plant:
    • 1. Compact, mounded and uniform plant habit.
    • 2. Freely branching habit; dense and bushy appearance.
    • 3. Green and yellow variegated leaves.
    • 4. Good winter hardiness.
Plants of the new Buxus differ primarily from plants of the mutation parent, ‘Winter Gem’, in leaf coloration as plants of ‘Winter Gem’ have solid green-colored leaves.
Plants of the new Buxus can be compared to plants of Buxus microphylla ‘Peergold’, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 16,052. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Grand Haven, Mich., plants of the new Buxus differed from plants of ‘Peergold’ in the following characteristics:
    • 1. Plants of the new Buxus were more compact than plants of ‘Peergold’.
    • 2. Plants of the new Buxus were more uniform in plant shape than plants of ‘Peergold’.
    • 3. Plants of the new Buxus were denser and bushier than and not as open as plants of ‘Peergold’.
    • 4. Plants of the new Buxus had broader leaves than plants of ‘Peergold’.
    • 5. Variegation of leaves of the new Buxus was more distinctly contrasting than variegation of leaves of ‘Peergold’.
    • 6. Plants of the new Buxus were more winter hardy than plants of ‘Peergold’.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the new Buxus plant showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in the photographs may differ slightly from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describe the colors of the new Buxus plant.
The photograph on the first sheet comprises a side perspective view of a typical plant of ‘Eseles’ grown in an outdoor nursery.
The photograph on the second sheet is a close-up view of a typical plant of ‘Eseles’.
 DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The aforementioned photographs and following observations, measurements and values describe plants grown during the summer in an outdoor nursery in Grand Haven, Mich. Plants were two years old when the photographs and description were taken. In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2001 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.
  • Botanical classification: Buxus microphylla var. koreana ‘Eseles’.
  • Parentage: Naturally-occurring branch mutation of Buxus microphylla var. koreana ‘Winter Gem’, not patented.
  • Propagation:
      • Type.—By hardwood cuttings.
      • Time to initiate roots.—About one month at 20° C.
      • Time to produce a rooted young plant.—About one year at 25° C.
      • Root description.—Thick and fine; cream in color.
      • Rooting habit.—Freely branching; dense.
  • Plant description:
      • Plant form/habit.—Evergreen shrub with compact, mounding and uniform plant habit; freely branching habit, about 82 lateral branches developing per plant; dense and bushy appearance; moderately vigorous growth habit.
      • Plant height.—About 50 cm.
      • Plant width (spread).—About 50 cm.
      • Lateral branches.—Length: About 12 cm. Diameter: About 2 mm. Internode length: About 1 cm. Strength: Strong. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color, developing stems: Close to 144A. Color, developed stems: Close to 199D.
  • Foliage description:
      • Arrangement.—Opposite, simple.
      • Length.—About 1.5 cm.
      • Width.—About 1 cm.
      • Shape.—Broadly elliptic.
      • Apex.—Rounded.
      • Base.—Obtuse to cuneate.
      • Margin.—Entire.
      • Texture, upper and lower surfaces.—Smooth, glabrous.
      • Venation pattern.—Pinnate.
      • Color.—Developing leaves, upper surface: Center, close to 132A; towards the margins, close to 143B. Developing leaves, lower surface: Close to 143B. Fully expanded leaves, upper surface: Center, close to 132A; towards the margins, close to 8A; venation, similar to leaf surface coloration. Fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Center, close to 143A; towards the margins, close to 150B; venation, similar to surface coloration.
      • Petiole.—Length: About 1 mm. Diameter: About 1.5 mm. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 132A.
  • Flower description: Flower initiation and development has not been observed on plants of the new Buxus.
  • Disease/pest resistance: Plants of the new Buxus have not been noted to be resistant to pathogens and pests common to Buxus.
  • Temperature tolerance: Plants of the new Buxus have been observed to tolerate high temperatures of about 30° C. and to be hardy to USDA Hardiness Zone 5.

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1. A new and distinct Buxus plant named ‘Eseles’ as illustrated and described.
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