Botanical denomination: Corylus avellana cultivar.
Variety designation: ‘Burgundy Lace’.
The present disclosure relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Corylus plant, botanically known as Corylus avellana, and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Burgundy Lace’.
The new Corylus resulted from a controlled cross of female parent OSU 562.034 (unpatented)×OSU 562.062 (unpatented) made in 1998 to create a new ornamental cultivar (
Hybrid seeds from the controlled cross were harvested in August 1998, stratified, and the resulting seedlings grown in a glasshouse during the summer of 1999. Seedlings that combined red leaf color and the ‘Cutleaf’ trait were preferred, and 38 of the 40 seedlings planted in the field in October 1999 combined these two traits. ‘Burgundy Lace’ was discovered and selected as a single plant within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled environment in Corvallis, Oreg., USA. The new variety was originally assigned the designation OSU 954.076, which indicates the row and tree location of the original seedling.
The new cultivar was asexually reproduced by rooted suckers annually for five years (2005, 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2013). The unique features of this new Corylus are stable and reproduced true-to-type in successive generations of asexual reproduction.
The following traits have been observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Burgundy Lace’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Burgundy Lace’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Rich dark burgundy-colored developing leaves and burgundy-colored fully expanded leaves during the spring and summer.
2. Deeply dissected leaves.
3. Burgundy color of the catkins and leaf buds.
4. Moderate vigor and upright-spreading plant habit.
5. Resistance to eastern filbert blight (EFB) caused by the fungus Anisogramma anomala (Peck) E. Müller.
6. Presence of random amplified polymorphic DNA markers 152-800 and 268-580 in DNA of ‘Burgundy Lace’ amplified by the polymerase chain reaction. These two markers are linked to a dominant allele for resistance to eastern filbert blight from the cultivar ‘Gasaway’ (unpatented).
7. Expression of incompatibility alleles S6 and S20 in the styles.
8. Catkins that are abnormal and small, and produce little pollen.
9. DNA fingerprints of ‘Burgundy Lace’ differ from ‘Cutleaf’ at 14 of 24 microsatellite marker loci. Additional DNA fingerprints of ‘Gasaway’ and ‘Rode Zeller’, which are ancestors of ‘Burgundy Lace’, and 12 other reference cultivars, are shown in Table 7.
‘Burgundy Lace’ is well-suited to the ornamental market. ‘Burgundy Lace’ combines red leaf color, deeply dissected leaves, and resistance to eastern filbert blight (EFB) caused by Anisogramma anomala (Peck) E. Müller. Comparisons in two trials conducted in Corvallis, Oreg., plants of ‘Burgundy Lace’ in the guard rows differed from plants of the Corylus avellana cultivars ‘Barcelona’ (unpatented) and ‘Jefferson’ (unpatented), and other cultivars and selections of Corylus avellana known to the Inventors primarily in nut size, nut shape, kernel percentage (ratio of kernel weight to nut weight), frequency of defects (blank nuts, moldy kernels, twins, etc.), time of pollen shed, time of nut maturity, length of the husk or involucre, and plant size.
The tree is moderately vigorous, similar in size to ‘Jefferson’, and has a desirable upright-spreading growth habit that should be easy to manage in a landscape setting. The nuts are small and the kernels are edible, but nut yields are low and quality is not suitable for the kernel market. ‘Burgundy Lace’ has far fewer blanks (shells lacking kernels) than ‘Cutleaf’. ‘Burgundy Lace’ has intermediate ratings for bud mite (primarily Phytoptus avellanae Nal.), similar to ‘Clark’. Like its grandparent ‘Cutleaf’, catkins of ‘Burgundy Lace’ shed very little pollen. Pollen shed and female receptivity are late.
DNA markers and field observations indicate that ‘Burgundy Lace’ has resistance to eastern filbert blight (EFB) caused by the fungus Anisogramma anomala (Peck) E. Müller. The resistance is conferred by a dominant allele from ‘Gasaway’. EFB is now present throughout the Willamette Valley and in the eastern USA where it naturally occurs on the wild American hazelnut (C. americana), but causes little damage. Pruning to remove cankers and fungicide applications are currently used to manage the disease in susceptible cultivars. Thus, ‘Burgundy Lace’ is suitable for planting in areas with high disease pressure.
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the new cultivar, showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Foliage 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 Corylus.
The cultivar ‘Burgundy Lace’ has 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 aforementioned photographs and following observations and measurements describe plants grown in Corvallis, Oreg. under commercial practice outdoors in the field during the fall, winter and spring. Plants used for the photographs and description were propagated by tie-off layerage and growing on their own roots, and seven or eight years old. In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 1966 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.
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zTrunk cross-sectional area calculated from trunk diameters measured in late fall at the end of the 7th season.
yYield efficiency = Total nut yield/TCA.
zTrunk cross-sectional area calculated from trunk diameters measured in late fall at the end of the 7th season.
yYield efficiency = Total nut yield/TCA.
xSusceptibility to bud mite (primarily Phytoptusavellanae Nal.) was rated on four trees of each selection on a scale of 1 (no blasted buds) to 5 (many blasted buds). Shown are mean ratings for 5 years (2010-2014). (many blasted buds). Shown are mean ratings for 5 years (2010-2014).
zMeans of years 4-7.
zMeans for nuts and kernels are over four years.
yAmount of fiber on the pellicle was rated in the second trial from 1 (none) to 4 (much).
xBlanching was rated from 1 (complete pellicle removal) to 7 (no pellicle removal).
This invention was made with government support under Specific Cooperative Agreement No. 58-5358-4-025 awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture. The government has certain rights in the invention.