Chance seedling

As accidental seedlings is called plant varieties that have not been bred deliberately, but as descendants of randomly discovered plant populations, are having desirable properties, emerged. Experienced eyes of growers or gardeners discover the value of such and then increase it or use it for their breeds. In the case of new tasty fruit, especially beautiful flowers or comparable properties, the advantage in the maintenance of the discovered new species is easily recognizable even for the amateur.

Since many types of fruit are heterozygous clones arise in free crossing very different offspring that can be selected only by a very lengthy and not very profitable process, which is why this was done only by a few state institutions or lovers and done. Therefore, play to this day accidental seedlings in the field of fruits that are somewhere, often found in gardens or on the roadside, a role in the development of new varieties. Thus, the relatively new apple variety Braeburn was found by a fruit growers in New Zealand by the wayside in 1952. The Golden Delicious Apple, for many laymen the epitome of a souped up mass apple variety was discovered as a chance seedling about 1890 in a garden.

When the roses a chance seedling plays a large role in the rose history. The first western tea roses originated from Noisette roses and Rosa gigantea, however, were unsuitable due to their sterility for further breeding - to the chance seedling " Devoniensis " finally allowed a further breeding.

Some famous accidental seedlings are amongst a number, both perennials and summer flowers as well as trees and shrubs:

• Phlox " Blue Paradise "
• Pelargonium " P. Mabel Grey "
• Betula pendula ' Dalecarlica "
• Braeburn, a variety of apple which is today one of the best-selling