Details for: PI 554955, Vaccinium hybr., 'Tophat'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Vaccinium hybr.

Cultivar:

'Tophat'

Origin:

Developed – Michigan, United States

Maintained:

National Clonal Germplasm Repository

Received by NPGS:

14 Feb 1990

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Plant

Life Form:

Perennial

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Availability

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Vaccinium hybr.

Cultivar:

'Tophat'

Origin:

Developed – Michigan, United States

Maintained:

National Clonal Germplasm Repository

Received by NPGS:

14 Feb 1990

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Plant

Life Form:

Perennial

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Source History

Developed

1977.
Michigan, United States
Comment: Cultivar introduced in 1977
Developer(s):

Donated

14 February 1990.
Michigan, United States
Comment: Plants received from Hartmann's Plantation Inc to NCGR- Corvallis.
Donor(s):

Hartmann, Daniel P., Hartmann's Plant Company

Accession Group(s)

Group name: VACCINIUM: Northern Highbush
Note: Blueberry cultivars adapted to colder climates
To search for accessions in this group, click the following link. VACCINIUM: Northern Highbush

Accession Names and Identifiers

Top Hat

Type: Duplicate accession name

Group: BLUEBERRY

'Tophat'

Type: Cultivar name

Group: BLUEBERRY

J. E. Moulton, Stanley Johnston, and R. l. Andersen Selected in 1960, introduced in 1977

Moulton, J.E.

Mich. 100-H

Type: Developer identifier

Group: OTHERNUM

other identifier

CVAC 714

Type: Site identifier

Group: LOCAL

Corvallis local number

Narrative

Fruit: berry medium-large; bright blue; firm; small scar and good flavor; very attractive to birds. Plant: of dwarf habit; spherical, about 30-cm spread; resembles lowbush species; small leaves turning red in fall; compact growth habit. Yields about 1/2 pint/bush/ requires moist and acid soil, pH 4.5-5.2, high organic matter. Recommended especially as an ornamental. - Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit and Nut Varieties. 1997. ASHS Press. p. 187.'Top hat' is a spherical dwarf plant, about 30 cm in diam, and is released as an ornamental plant for gardens or containers. Origin This cultivar, selected in 1960 at the South Haven Experiment Station, and tested as '100-H,' originated from a cross of 'I 9-H' x '36-H.' Both parents have a wild Michigan lowbush selection of Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton in their lineage. Description 'Top hat' has small leaves, inherited from the lowbush ancester. While its stems are small and the internodes short, plants can be propagated from hardwood cuttings. The fruit matures early, ripening about July 15 at South Haven, Michigan Yield has been medium in most years with about one-half pint (27 cc) of berries per bush. The berries are medium large, bright blue, firm with a small scar and good flavor. Use and culture There is increasing interest in using blueberries as ornamentals around the home. The plants are attractive with their white flower clusters in May, bright blue berries in July, and brilliant red leaves in the fall. Blueberry plants are grown successfully only when exacting soil requirements of the plant are satisfied. Plants require acid soil with a pH range of 4.5 to 5.2, high organic matter content, and a continuous and adequate moisture supply. Birds are readily attracted to the ripening fruit. Ornamental plantings generally need to be protected by netting or other means during fruit ripening if one does not want birds to harvest the fruit. 'Top hat' offers unusual ornamental fruit plant opportunity when these exacting cultural requirements are fulfilled.

J. E. Moulton, Stanley Johnston, and R. l. Andersen Selected in 1960, introduced in 1977

Cultivar Synonym= Tested as Mich. 100-H; Top Hat

NAMED FOR= plant form shaped like a top hat

Vaccinium hybr.

Genus:

Vaccinium

Family:

Ericaceae

Subfamily:

Vaccinioideae

Tribe:

Vaccinieae

Nomen number:

315258

Comment:

interim designation used in GRIN for Vaccinium hybrids which lack an acceptable binomial

Verified:

10/05/1989 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Common names

Annotations

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Sample Size	Study	Inventory	Availability
GENSTOCK	VACCINIUM CORE SUBSET	A flag to indicate the accession is part of the core subset	YES		VACCINIUM.CORE.1998		Not Available

Genotype Data

Poly Type	Marker	Value	Evaluation	Study Type	Inventory
MICROSATELLITE	CA23a	157	2019 10-SSR Blueberry	FINGERPRNT	CVAC 714 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITE	CA23a	157	2019 10-SSR Blueberry	FINGERPRNT	CVAC 714 .001_F PL
MICROSATELLITE	GVC-C179a	212:221:224	2019 10-SSR Blueberry	FINGERPRNT	CVAC 714 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITE	GVC-C179a	212:221:224	2019 10-SSR Blueberry	FINGERPRNT	CVAC 714 .001_F PL
MICROSATELLITE	KAN-262a	246:260:269	2019 10-SSR Blueberry	FINGERPRNT	CVAC 714 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITE	KAN-262a	246:260:269	2019 10-SSR Blueberry	FINGERPRNT	CVAC 714 .001_F PL
MICROSATELLITE	NA172a	301:304	2019 10-SSR Blueberry	FINGERPRNT	CVAC 714 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITE	NA172a	301:304	2019 10-SSR Blueberry	FINGERPRNT	CVAC 714 .001_F PL
MICROSATELLITE	Pr031818819a	315:321:323	2019 10-SSR Blueberry	FINGERPRNT	CVAC 714 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITE	Pr031818819a	315:321:323	2019 10-SSR Blueberry	FINGERPRNT	CVAC 714 .001_F PL
MICROSATELLITE	VCB_C_04624	100:103:106	2019 10-SSR Blueberry	FINGERPRNT	CVAC 714 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITE	GVC-V41f03	186	2019 10-SSR Blueberry	FINGERPRNT	CVAC 714 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITE	NA398	213:219:234	2019 10-SSR Blueberry	FINGERPRNT	CVAC 714 .001 PL
MICROSATELLITE	GVC-C428	251:257	2019 10-SSR Blueberry	FINGERPRNT	CVAC 714 .001 PL