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HB07

Spruce

Denomination: 'HB07'
Botanical Name: Picea glauca
Applicant/Holder: Huijbers, Fons Herman Albert
Bijenlaan 18
5692VB
Son en Breugel
Netherlands

Huijbers, Loes Maria Gertruda Elisabeth
Geldropseweg 167A
5613 LM
Eindhoven
Netherlands

Huijbers, Mieke Maria Elisabeth
Foeliehof 24
2215 BP
Voorhout
Netherlands
Breeder: Herman Huijbers, Boomkwekereij Huijbers B. V., Someren, Netherlands
Agent in Canada: BioFlora Inc.
38723 Fingal Line
R.R. #1
St. Thomas, Ontario
N5P 3S5
Canada
Tel: 519-317-7511
Application Date: 2017-10-23
Provisional Protection:: 2017-10-23
Application Number: 17-9322
Grant of Rights Date: 2019-02-06
Certificate Number: 5912
Grant of Rights Termination Date: 2044-02-06

Variety Description

Description:

PLANT: broad conical shape, no drooping shoots, short to medium height, main shoots present
MAIN SHOOT: many shoots of upper whorl in autumn/winter, small angle between first 5 cm of shoot and main shoot

CURRENT YEAR'S SHOOT: short, red brown on sunny side after lignification, dense needles, imperfectly radial arrangement of needles in autumn/winter

TERMINAL BUD BURST: begins mid-season
BUD: ovate shape, short, broad acute tip, yellow brown

NEEDLE: light green upper side in autumn, medium length of lateral needle from middle third of current year's shoot, absent or very weak curvature

Origin & Breeding History: 'HB07' was discovered and developed by the breeder, Mr. Herman Huijbers, owner of Boomkwekerij Huijbers B.V. in Someren, Netherlands. It was discovered by the breeder in 2008, in a production nursery of Picea glauca variety 'Conica' in Someren, Netherlands. 'HB07' was selected in 2008 for its bushy plant growth habit and abundant lateral shoot production.

Tests & Trials: The detailed description of 'HB07' is based on the UPOV report of Technical Examination, application number 2012/2776, purchased from the Community Plant Variety Office in Angers, France. The trial was conducted by the Centralny Osrodek Badania Odmian Roslin Uprwanych's Stacja Doswiadczalna Oceny Odmian (Experimental Station for the Evaluation of Varieties) in Zybiszowie, Poland, from 2013 to 2014.

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HB07
Spruce: 'HB07'

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