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PGO-12 (SJC59A79-01)
Jade Crab Apple
Full Descriptions:
CFIA |
Academia
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Origin: Agriculture and
Agri-Food Canada,
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.
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Cultivar name: SJC59A79-01
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Test Code: 76-549
R2A55 59-A79-01
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Tree characteristics: hardy,
upright-spreading, vigorous; leaves: mainly elliptic,
serrate, glabrous, apex acuminate to cuspidate, base
obtuse, length : width ratio 1.6, petioles are 3.5 to 5.0
cm long, fall color is mostly rusty orange with some
yellow.
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Flower characteristics: odorous,
single, large, diameter 5.5 cm; pedicel: green; petals:
free, oblong, almost circular, white on both sides; full
bloom: mid-May (Frelighsburg, QC).
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Fruit characteristics: small,
2.3 cm diameter, flat, symmetric, slightly ribbed; basin:
very shallow, narrow, calyx is persistent; cavity:
shallow, narrow; stem: thin, long; skin: smooth, waxy,
medium thick, washed orange to red with some striping over
a yellow ground, inconspicuous lenticels; fruits remain on
the tree in the fall.
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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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