Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, As Represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food

Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada As Represented by the Minister of Agricultural and Agri-food

Richard MacDonald

William David Lane

Cheryl Hampson

A new cultivar of apple tree named '8S5505' that is characterized by its fruit that is flavorful with aromatic tropical notes, its fruit that is crisp, its fruit that is juicy, its fruit with excellent storage life, fruit with excellent shelf life, its trees with strong lateral growth, its high disease resistance to 'apple scab' () due to the presence of the VF gene and its mid-season bloom period (similar timing to Golden Delicious).

tree named '8S5505'

A new cultivar of, 'SPC136', characterized by its mid-season fruit harvest, its flowers that are not self-fertile, lateness of bloom, its intermediate precocity of fruit bearing, its upright growth habit, its fruit skin that is wine red in color and flesh that is dark red to black in color, its large flowers with wide petals, and its firm, very large, kidney-shaped fruit.

tree named 'SPC136'

A new cultivar of, '13S2101', characterized by its very late harvest season, its flowers that are self-fertile, its moderate precocity of fruit bearing, its spreading growth habit with horizontal one year-old shoots, its fruit skin and flesh that is red color with juice that is high in sweetness, and its firm fruit that is elongate to cordate in shape.

tree named '13S2101'

A new cultivar of, 'SPC103', characterized by its very late harvest season, its flowers that are self-fertile, its intermediate to high precocity of fruit bearing, its spreading growth habit with horizontal one year-old shoots, its fruit skin and flesh that is dark red-purple in color with juice that is high in sweetness, and its firm and moderately juicy fruit that is kidney to cordate in shape.

Growing community of inventors

Summerland, Canada

Richard MacDonald