Redell

Viburnum

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Lantana Mohican'

Summary: The leaf blade of 'Redell' is shorter and broader than the leaf blade of 'Lantana Mohican'. The upper side of the leaf blade of 'Redell' has medium glossiness whereas the leaf blade of 'Lantana Mohican' has weak glossiness. The degree of curvature along the longitudinal axis of the leaf blades close to the flowers of 'Redell' is medium to strong while the curvature along the longitudinal axis of the leaf blades close to the flowers of 'Lantana Mohican' is weak. The inflorescence of 'Redell' has a larger diameter than the inflorescence of 'Lantana Mohican'. The density of the fruit within the fruit cluster of 'Redell' is medium to dense whereas the fruit within the fruit cluster of 'Lantana Mohican' is sparse. The flowering, fruit development, and fruit maturity begin earlier for 'Redell' than they do for 'Lantana Mohican'.

Description:

PLANT: shrub type, rounded shape, upright growth habit, medium density of branching
SHOOT: grey brown, thick, very dense tomentose pubescence, round in cross-section, smooth bark texture, absent or very weak glaucosity, medium number of lenticels, no thorns or spines
BUD: small, green, rounded shape, rounded apex, absent or very sparse pubescence, medium size scale

PETIOLE: absent or very weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration
LEAF: simple type, opposite arrangement on shoot
LEAF BLADE: ovate shape, acute apex, cordate base, dentate margin, weak waviness of margin, no lobing, dark green on upper side, medium green on lower side, no variegation, absent or very weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration on veins on lower side, medium density of pubescence on upper side, dense pubescence on lower side, medium glossiness on upper side, strong rugosity, medium to strong recurvature along longitudinal axis of leaf blades close to flowers

INFLORESCENCE: cyme type
COROLLA: rotate shape, white (RHS NN155B) on upper and lower sides, medium fragrance

FRUIT: drupe type, bright red, medium to high density per fruit cluster
FRUIT SKIN: absent or very weak glaucosity, absent or very weak pubescence

Origin & Breeding History: 'Redell' was bred and developed by the breeder, Timothy D. Wood, at Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc. in Grand Haven, Michigan, USA. It originated from an open pollination that occurred in 2001 between the variety 'Emerald Triumph' as the female parent, and an unnamed variety as the male parent. 'Redell' was selected from the resulting progeny in 2008 based on its compact and well branched growth habit, and good production characteristics. Vegetative reproduction of 'Redell' was first conducted by softwood cuttings during the spring of 2008 in Grand Haven, Michigan, USA.

Tests & Trials: The trial of 'Redell' was conducted as an outdoor container trial during the summer of 2013 at BioFlora Inc. in St. Thomas, Ontario. It included a total of 8 shrubs of the candidate variety and 10 shrubs of the reference variety. All shrubs were grown from rooted cuttings transplanted into 13 litre containers in July of 2012. The shrubs were arranged in rows outdoors with 1 metre spacing between plants. Observations and measurements were taken from 8 plants or parts of plants of the candidate variety and from 10 plants or parts of plants of the reference variety on July 19, 2013. All colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

Comparison tables for 'Redell' with reference variety 'Lantana Mohican'

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Inflorescence diameter (cm)

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Viburnum: 'Redell' (left) with reference variety 'Lantana Mohican' (right)

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Viburnum: 'Redell' (left) with reference variety 'Lantana Mohican' (right)

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Viburnum: 'Redell' (left) with reference variety 'Lantana Mohican' (right)