plant named ‘JN104’

Botanical classification:

Variety denomination: ‘JN104’.

This application is co-pending with U.S. Plant Patent Applications filed for plants derived from the same breeding program that are entitledTree Named ‘JN100’ (U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 18/799,941),Tree Named ‘JN106’ (U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 18/799,953), andTree Named ‘JN31’ (U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 18/799,927).

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar ofand will be referred to hereafter by its cultivar name, ‘JN104’. ‘JN104’ is an Eastern redbud tree grown for use as a landscape plant.

The newwas selected the new cultivar by the Inventors in summer of 2019 in a cultivated field in Belvidere, Tennessee. The field had been planted with seeds collected in 2016 and pooled fromcultivars ‘JN2’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 21,451) and ‘Ruby Falls’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,097). As the two cultivars were the only cultivars growing in the area of seed collection, they are presumed to be the parent plants, however it is unknown which plants are the male or female parent.

Asexual propagation of the new cultivar was first accomplished by budding onto seedling understock ofby one of the Inventors in August of 2019 in Belvidere, Tennessee. Asexual propagation by budding has determined that the characteristics of the new cultivar are stable and are reproduced true to type in successive generations.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and represent the characteristics of the new cultivar. These attributes in combination distinguish ‘JN104’ as a unique cultivar of

The probable parent plant, ‘JN2’, differs from ‘JN104’ in having yellow and tangerine emerging foliage. The probable parent plant, ‘Ruby Falls’, differs ‘JN104’ in having purple emerging foliage. ‘JN104’ can be compared to thecultivar ‘Covey’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,328). ‘Covey’ is similar to ‘JN104’ in having a weeping plant habit and green foliage. ‘Covey’ differs from ‘JN104’ in having a less vigorous growth habit, a larger leaf size, and less consistent branching habit.

‘JN104’ can also be compared to the co-pending cultivars of‘JN100’, ‘JN106’ and ‘JN31’. ‘JN100’ differs from ‘JN104’ in having foliage that emerges bright red and orange that changes to green in color and a more upright plant habit. ‘JN106’ differs from ‘JN104’ in having foliage that emerges burgundy purple that changes to dark green in color. ‘JN31’ differs from ‘JN104’ in having foliage that emerges bright yellow in color and changes to chartreuse green as the foliage matures.

The Applicant asserts that no publications or advertisements relating to sales, offers for sale, or public distribution occurred more than one year prior to the effective filing date of this application. Any information about the claimed plant would have been obtained from a direct or indirect disclosure from the Inventor. The Applicant claims a prior art exemption under 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(1) for disclosure and/or sales prior to the filing date but less than one year prior to the effective filing date. Website listings include but may not be limited to listings by Plumline Nursery, Cascadian Nurseries, SiteOne landscape Supply, Bast Brothers Garden Center (Pinterest), Swift Creek Nursery, Creekside Nursery, The Green Machine Nursery & Landscaping, Gardenith, Bob Wells Nursery, Smith's Gardentown, and Sooner Plant Farm.

The colors in the photographs are as close as possible with the digital photography techniques available, the color values cited in the detailed botanical description accurately describe the colors of the new

The following is a detailed description of a 3-year-old plants of the new cultivar as grown in a 5-gallon container in Belvidere, Tennessee. The phenotype of the new cultivar may vary with variations in environmental, climatic, and cultural conditions, as it has not been tested under all possible environmental conditions. The color determination is in accordance with The 2015 Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society, London, England, except where general color terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.