Japanese maple tree named `JN4`

Abstract

A Japanese Maple named ‘JN4’ having persistent red-purple foliage and an early weeping habit, and also capable of being reliably asexually reproduced from chip budding.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Not Applicable.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH[0002]Not Applicable.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Acer palmatum, subsp. matsumurae f. atropurpureum a Japanese maple tree, referred to by its varietal name ‘JN4’.Discovery[0004]I discovered my new tree in the spring, 2006, growing in a production area of a liner seedling bed in Belvidere, Franklin County, Tenn., among a group of cultivated Japanese maple trees. These trees were grown from collected seeds planted in 2005.Propagation[0005]‘JN4’ was asexually propagated at my direction in the Summer, 2007. The propagation and the resulting progeny have proven the characteristics of my new variety to be firmly fixed. Furthermore, observations have confirmed that my new tree represents a new and improved variety of Japanese Maple tree as particularly evidenced by its persistent red-purple foliage and an early weepin...

AI Technical Summary

Problems solved by technology

Although there is no lack of nomenclature and taxonomical grouping, there is still confusion in the trade concerning the proper taxonomy.

Since many of the cultivars are Japanese selections, they bear Japanese names which are unfamiliar and sometimes incomprehensible to the American trade.

Compounding all of this are the translations, transliterations, localized naming conventions, differing trade names, and typical misspelling errors that occur over a two hundred year period, which means that there are inevitably some naming errors and confusion.

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