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Cassini

Photinia

Denomination: 'Cassini'
Trade name: Pink Marble
Botanical Name: Photinia ×fraseri
Applicant/Holder: CP Delaware, Inc.
103 Foulk Road, Suite 202
Wilmington, Delaware
19390-0904
United States of America
Breeder: Douglas Zielinski, Alpha Nursery Inc., Salem, United States of America
Agent in Canada: Variety Rights Management
475 County Road 18
R.R. #2
Oxford Station, Ontario
K0G 1T0
Canada
Tel: 613-258-9015
Application Date: 2003-05-06
Application Number: 03-3647
Grant of Rights Date: 2004-12-15
Certificate Number: 2046
Grant of Rights Termination Date: 2022-12-15

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: species Photinia x fraseri

Summary: 'Cassini' is a slightly smaller plant with slightly smaller leaves than the species. The leaf of 'Cassini' is variegated while the species is not.

Description:

'Cassini' is a vegetatively propagated perennial photinia variety with an upright bushy growth habit that has a low to medium degree of branching. The smooth shaped stem has a reddish colour in the first year of growth which changes to a grey brown as it ages. There is no glaucosity or pubescence on the stem. The stem diameter is medium. The simple type leaves are arranged alternately. The leaf blade is obovate to oblanceolate in shape with a crenate to dentate margin, an acute apex and cuneate shaped base. There is no pubescence or glaucosity on the upper or lower side of the leaf. The upper side of the leaf blade is a light green with a small amount of white or cream variegation found along the margin towards the medial area. Leaf petioles are present.

Origin & Breeding History: 'Cassini' was discovered in 1991 as a naturally occurring mutation of the species Photinia x fraseri at Alpha Nursery Inc., in Salem, Oregon, USA. The new variety was selected on the basis of its distinctive broadleaf evergreen, variegated foliage.

Tests & Trials: Ten plants of each were grown separately in 13 cm square plastic pots outdoors spaced approximately 0.10 to 0.15 meters apart in Oxford Station, Ontario during the summer of 2003. Unless otherwise indicated measured characteristics were based on ten plant measurements.


Comparison tables for 'Cassini' with reference variety species Photinia x fraseri

Plant height (cm)

  'Cassini' species Photinia x fraseri
mean 23.3 26.3
std. deviation 4.63 4.92

Plant width (cm)

  'Cassini' species Photinia x fraseri
mean 21.1 27.4
std. deviation 5.11 4.88

Leaf length (cm)

  'Cassini' species Photinia x fraseri
mean 8.5 9.1
std. deviation 0.86 1.18

Leaf width (cm)

  'Cassini' species Photinia x fraseri
mean 3.54 3.93
std. deviation 0.61 0.64
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