# US 2026/0076278 P1 · Shepherdia plant named 'torrey'

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- Number: US 2026/0076278 P1
- Document ID: US20260076278P1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: P1
- Application number: 19/320,567
- Filed: 2025-09-05
- Published: 2026-03-12
- Earliest claimed: 2024-09-06
- Assignees: Utah State University
- Inventors: Chalita Forgotson; Heidi Kratsch
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260076278P1

## CPC

- A01H 6/00: Angiosperms, i.e. flowering plants, characterised by their botanic taxonomy
- A01H 5/12: Leaves
- A01H: NEW PLANTS OR {NON-TRANSGENIC} PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES

## Abstract

A new Shepherdia plant particularly distinguished by having a USDA plant hardiness zone hardier than its pollen parent, Shepherdia rotundifolia; outstanding silvery blue foliage which closely resembles the foliage of its pollen parent the Round Leaf Buffaloberry Shepherdia rotundifolia; and ease of propagation and ability to be grown well in a cultivated setting with drought and cold tolerant tolerance, is disclosed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A new and distinct variety of Shepherdia plant named ‘Torrey’ as shown and described herein.