观赏樟树新品种‘赣彤1号’

A New Cultivar of Landscaping Cinnamomum camphora‘Gantong 1’

‘赣彤1号’是通过单株选择的方法从樟树自然杂交实生苗中选育出的新品种。春季新叶橙色,成熟叶黄绿色或绿色;夏季新生叶为黄绿色,成熟后转为浅绿色、绿色;初生枝浅粉红色,有密的白色斑点和紫色基环,半木质化后鲜红色。适宜在长江中下游以南地区樟树适生区进行景观林或绿化应用。

‘Gantong 1’is a new cultivar derived from variation of the natural hybridization seedlings of Cinnamomum camphora by individual plant selection.Its new leaves are orange and yellowish green or green in mature leaves in spring.In summer,the new leaves are yellowish green,and become light green and green when mature.New branches are light pink with dense white spots and purple base ring,then turn to bright red after semi-lignification.It is suitable for landscape forest or afforestation application in camphor tree growing area in the south of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze river.