PGO-11
(SJC59A76-08)
 - Origin: Agriculture
and Agri-Food Canada, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.
- Cultivar name:
SJC59A76-08
- Test Code:
76-548 R2A54 59-A76-08
- Tree
characteristics: hardy, spreading, vigorous, productive; leaves: mainly
elliptic, serrate, apex cuspidate, base obtuse, length : width ratio 1.7, petioles are
3.0-5.1 cm long, fall color is bright yellow to rusty orange.
- Flower characteristics: strong fragrance, single, large, 5.3 cm diameter;
pedicel: green; petals: overlapping, long-conic, white on both sides; full bloom: early
May (Frelighsburg, QC).
- Fruit
characteristics: small, 1.4 cm diameter, flat-globose, symmetric; basin:
shallow, narrow, calyx is not persistent; cavity: medium depth, narrow; stem: thin, very
long; skin: smooth, waxy, medium thick, almost completely washed with dark red over a
greenish-yellow ground; fruits persist beyond leaf fall.
- 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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