TM108

TM108

Boxwood plant named ‘TM108’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 20, 2044.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP36668, the photograph of TM108 printed in the patent.

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Abstract

A new and distinct variety of boxwood plant, referred to by its cultivar name, ‘TM108’, is disclosed. The new variety provides bright variegated leaf color, which is retained in the fall and winter, and resists winter foliar bronzing. Very good resistance to boxwood blight ( Calonectria pseudonaviculata ) is exhibited. The growth habit is compact and rounded. The new variety is well suited for providing attractive omamentation in the landscape.

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I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of boxwood plant named ‘TM108’ characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) displays bright variegated leaf color, which is retained in the fall and winter, (b) resists winter foliar bronzing, (c) exhibits very good resistance to boxwood blight ( Calonectria pseudonaviculata ), and (d) provides a compact, rounded growth habit; substantially as herein shown and described.

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