Dutch companionship vanguard Vliet New Plants and Saunders Genetics of North America have agreed to a joint venture that begin a process that will conduct to the eventual sales agreement of Saunders Genetics ’ patent NewGen Boxwood in the European consumer market . Peter Kroes , co - possessor of van Vliet New Plants and Bennett Saunders , General Manager , Saunders Genetics , have fill the initial step of supplying works cloth to select European raiser for trialing over the next 12 - 18 month . Anticipated results of the industrial plant trial will spread out the threshold for commissioned agriculturist to produce and propagate NewGen to European consumer gardeners .
Saunders Genetics introduce the NewGen Boxwood firebrand to the North American market in 2019 to much flourish due its improved genetic science that demonstrated greater tolerance of Boxwood Blight , high resistance to Boxwood Leafminer , and wow factor in the garden and landscape . At this time , 22 North American licensees have signal on to grow the first two plant introductions , NewGen Independence and NewGen Freedom . European growers are see the potentiality of the Saunders genetic science as means to battle the desolation of blight that begin in Europe and migrated to North America in the last 10 - 15 years . Saunders Genetics was created as the result of years of study and trial of Boxwood Blight since its discovery in the U.S. in 2011 .
van Vliet New Plants has been chosen as Saunders Genetics ’ European link for the introduction and management of NewGen plant textile in the Euro trade wind and consumer marketplace . The trialing process and building of production leading to consumer sales is carry to take 2 - 3 year .
“ We conceive these fresh plants from Saunders Genetics have grand potential for the European market place , ” sound out Peter Kroes , co - owner at van Vliet New Plants . “ The bar has been raised in the sweat to find solutions to Boxwood Blight and we ’re worked up to be at the head in bring this new contemporaries of works material to our audience . Beyond blight , our tie with Saunders Genetics ’ long - range finish of elevating box across a range of attribute and carrying into action signals a bright future for this backbone of landscape painting . ”
“ We ’re very proud of to be working with Peter and van Vliet New Plants in exploring the opportunity of the European market , ” said Bennett Saunders , general manager of Saunders Genetics and co - owner of Saunders Brothers Nursery , the origin company of Saunders Genetics . “ enlargement of the NewGen genetics to Europe is a cardinal component part for our long - condition vision to make these game - interchange plants readily available in the U.S. and beyond and we ’re eager to take the next footprint . ”
For more selective information : Van Vliet New PlantsStroeërweg 143776 MJ StroeThe NetherlandsT : +31 ( 0)342 - 444 344[email protected]newplants.nl
Saunders Brothers2717 Tye Brook HwyPiney River , VA 22964Tel . : ( 434)277 - 5455Toll Free : 800 - 307 - 2127Fax : ( 434)277 - 8010[email protected]www.newgenboxwood.com
