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PGO-10 (SJC59A76-03)
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Origin: Agriculture and
Agri-Food Canada,
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.
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Cultivar name: SJC59A76-03
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Test Code: 76-545
R2A49 59-A76-03
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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.
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Flower characteristics: odorous,
single, medium size, diameter 4.1 cm; pedicel: green;
petals: free, long-conic, white; full bloom: mid-May (Frelighsburg,
QC).
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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.
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Other characteristics: diseases
and pests resistant.
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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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