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Table 5. Sorbus s.l. cultivars released by Ivan V. Michurin and his long time assistant A.S. Tikhonova, with notes from Michurin's Selected Works, Sokolov et al. (2015), and Goncharov and Savel'ev (2016). Table 5. Sorbus s. . cultivars released by Ivan V. Michurin and his long time assistant A.S. Tikhonova, with notes from Mi hurin’s Selected W rks, Sokolov et l. (2015), and Go charov and Savel’ev (2016). Table 5. s.l. cultivars leas d by Ivan V. M churin a d his long time assistan A.S. Tikho va, with notes from Michurin’s Select d Works, Sokolov et al. (2015), and G ncharov and Savel’ v (2016).

Inve tory (CSOR/

Inventory (CSOR/

Accession (PI)

Accession (PI)

Cultivar Likornaya

Cultivar Likornaya

Pedigree

Pedigree

Notes

Notes

CIGC)

CIGC)

635899

635899

75

75

Resistant to severe frosts. Black, sweet fruit. Makes good preserves, cordials, liqueurs. Resistant to sever f osts. Black, sweet fruit. Makes good prese ves, cordials, liqueurs.

S. aucuparia L. × Aronia melanocarp (Michx.) Elliott. Sorbus × alpina (Willd.)Heynh . × S. aucuparia Sorbus aucuparia ×

S. aucuparia L. × Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott. Sorbus × alpina (Willd.)Heynh . × S. aucuparia Sorbus aucuparia ×

Burka

Burka

6359 0

635930

80

80

Fruit twice size of S. aucuparia , reddish-brown color, sweet tasting, “extraordinary” resistance to severe frosts. Fruit twice size of S. aucuparia , eddish-brown color, sweet tas ing, “extraordinary” esistance to sever f osts.

Granatnaya , “pomegran ate”

Granatnaya , “pomegran ate” granate” ʼ

5

5

Cross made in 1925. Seeds sprouted in 1926. First fruit in 1930 (five years of growth). Tree medium height. Unpaired leaflets. Fruit size of cherry, ribbed shape, sweet, sour taste without bitterness, useful for confectionary trade. Produces abundant crop and resistant to severe frosts. “Branches bear very beautiful and striking clusters of fruit the colour of pomegranate, that is why I named this mountain ash Granatnaya”. Cross in 1926. Seeds sprouted in 1927. First fruit in 1931. Fruit is medium size, red in colour, similar to medlar shape, calyx has wide-open radially disposed interstices. Fruit are of sweet flavor, slight touch of bitterness of the ashberry that give it peculiar, subtle, piquant flavor. As regards flavor, this variety of mountain ash is so far the best I ever raised. “Masterpiece mountain ash.” Low growing tree and very hardy to severe frost. Fully resistant to severe winter frosts. Black fruit of fine sweet flavor. Dwarfish height (under one meter). Can be used in preserves, jam. Released by long-time assistant, A.S. Tikhonova. Large orange-red fruit; Registered in 1999. Cross made in 1925. Seeds sprouted in 1926. First fruit in 1930 (five years of growth). Tree m dium heig t. Unpaired l af ts. Fruit size of cherry, ribbed shape, sweet, sour taste without bit erness, usef l or c nfectionary t ade. Produces abunda t crop and resistant to sever f osts. “Branches b ar very beautif l and striking cluster of fruit the colour f p megranate, that is why I named this mountai sh Granatnaya”. Cross in 1926. Seeds sprouted in 1927. First f uit in 193 . Fruit is medium size, red in colour, similar to medlar shape, calyx has wide-open radially dispo ed inters ices. Fruit are of sweet flavor, slight touch of bitterness of the ashberry that give t peculiar, subtle, piquant flavor. As regards flavor, this variety of mountai sh i so far the best I ever raised. “Masterpi ce mountai sh.” Low growing tree and very hardy to sever f ost. Fully resistant to sever winter frosts. Black fruit of fine sweet flavor. Dwarfish heig t (under one m ter). Can be us d in prese ves, jam. Released by long-time assistant, A.S. Tikhonova. Large orange-red fruit; Registered in 1999.

Crataegus sanguinea Pall.

Crataegus sanguinea Pall.

Dessertnay a, “dessert” “dessert ”

Dessertnay a, “dessert” s rtnaya,

‘Likyornaya’ × Mespilus germanic L.

‘Likyornaya’ × Mespilus germanica L.

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Chernoplod naya, “chokeberr y” Krasavitsa Alaya Krupnaya r oplodnaya,

Chernoplod naya, “chokeberr y” Krasavitsa Alaya Krupnaya “chokeberry” Krasavitsa

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Sorbus melanocarp (Michx.) Heynh.

Sorbus melanocarpa (Michx.) Heynh.

Sorbus × Pyrus

Sorbus × Pyrus

635898

635898

72

72

( Sorbus aucuparia L. × pear mixture pollen) × S. aucuparia var. moravic Sorbus aucuparia L. × pear mixture pollen ‘Burka’ × apple and pear mixture pollen

( Sorbus aucuparia L. × pear mixture pollen) × S. aucuparia var. moravica Sorbus aucuparia L. × pear mixture pollen ‘Burka’ × apple and pear mixture pollen

635957

635957

239

239

Released by long-time assistant, A.S. Tikhonova; Light red fruit; Registered in 1999. Released by long-time assistant, A.S. Tikhonova; Light red fruit; Registered in 1999.

Rubynovay a

Rubynovay a ovaya

635902

635902

78

78

Dark red fruit; Registered in 1999.

Dark red fruit; Registered in 1999.

Titan

Titan

6932 9

693299

73

73