PGO-10
(SJC59A76-03)
 - Origin: Agriculture
and Agri-Food Canada, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.
- Cultivar name:
SJC59A76-03
- Test Code:
76-545 R2A49 59-A76-03
- Tree
characteristics: hardy, spreading, vigorous, strong branches, productive;
leaves: mainly elliptic, serrate, underside glabrous, apex cuspidate to mucronate, base
obtuse, length : width ratio 1.4, petioles are 3.0 to 3.9 cm long, fall color is mainly
bright yellow.
- Flower characteristics: odorous, single, medium size, diameter 4.1 cm; pedicel:
green; petals: free, long-conic, white; full bloom: mid-May (Frelighsburg, QC).
- Fruit
characteristics: attractive, small, 1.8 cm diameter, flat-globose,
symmetric, ribbed on body; basin: shallow, narrow, calyx is not persistent; cavity:
shallow, narrow; stem: very long, thin; skin: smooth, medium thick, waxy, orange-red to
dark red with some streaking and a bit of russet in the basin, inconspicuous lenticels;
fruits persist until late October in Frelighsburg, QC.
- Other characteristics: diseases and pests resistant.
- Adaptation &
availability: Good for Quebec and
Eastern and Central Canada. A limited number of budwood is available from the breeder
after signing a non-propagation agreement (only to universities and research stations).
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