Budagovsky 57-490

Origin Michurin, USSR in 1971.
Budagovsky 9 × Budagovsky 13.14.
Description Leaf: medium small, red, unfolded, pubescent.
Shape: ovate with attenuate tip and truncate base.
Margin: neatly and finely serrated.
Stipules: small elliptical.
Shoot: dark reddish, straight.
Vigour Semi-dwarfing, similar to MM.106.
Propagation Readily from stools and hardwood cuttings.
Resistance Moderate resistance to collar rot (Phytophthora cactorum). Moderate resistance to fireblight (Erwinia amylovora). Susceptible to woolly aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum). Rarely susceptible to burr knots.
Uses Precocious, hardy, well anchored. Not tested in Australia.
Appearance

Budagovsky branch

Budagovsky leaf

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