Cultivar 1919: Magadon (C10)

Magadon (C10) is a haskap, or blue honeysuckle. The University of Saskatchewan Fruit Program lists it as a Russian variety of Lonicera caerulea material used in its 2010 breeding work. The report describes it as highly vigorous germplasm and says it came to the program through Maxine Thompson. [S1]

Its main documented trait is vigour. In Table 13, Magadon is described as a large, tall bush in both Saskatchewan and Oregon. [S1] The report does not describe its fruit, ripening season, flavor, storage behavior, or direct hardiness zone.

Magadon was used as a parent in many 2010 crosses meant to increase plant vigour in haskap seedlings. [S1] The program moved the fastest growing seedlings into larger containers early, hoping to use their pollen in 2011 crosses. The plants did not produce enough flowers for that use. [S1] About the fastest growing 150 plants from this crossing series were retained. [S1]

The report treats Magadon as one of several vigour sources, with Czech#17, Row 11 Vigour, and Yukon family material. [S1] Some crosses paired vigorous types such as Magadon and Row 11 Vigour to test how much vigour could be increased. [S1] The authors expected that later backcrosses to high fruit quality parents, or convergent crosses between different vigour sources, might be needed to restore fruit size and quality. [S1]

Magadon is not documented here as a released cultivar with a public fruit profile. In this source, its value is as breeding germplasm: a Russian haskap variety with a large, tall plant habit and useful vigour in the Saskatchewan program. [S1] The report says Magadon and Czech#17 were “far from being wild,” suggesting the authors expected fewer generations might be needed to recover usable fruit quality than in crosses involving wilder material. [S1]

Summary source basis

• S1: Haskap Breeding & Production - Final Report, January 2012

This summary currently draws chiefly from Haskap Breeding & Production - Final Report, January 2012.

Selected source quotations

“Magadon (C10) Russian variety via Maxine Thompson Large tall bush both in Saskatchewan and in Oregon”
— Haskap Breeding & Production - Final Report, January 2012, p41

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Source-story quotations

• Magadon (C10) Russian variety via Maxine Thompson Large tall bush both in Saskatchewan and in OregonHaskap Breeding & Production - Final Report, January 2012, p41
• Magadon (C10) Russian variety via Maxine Thompson Large tall bush both in Saskatchewan and in OregonHaskap Breeding & Production - Final Report, January 2012, p41
• Magadon (C10) Russian variety via Maxine Thompson Large tall bush both in Saskatchewan and in OregonHaskap Breeding & Production - Final Report, January 2012, p41
• Magadon (C10) Russian variety via Maxine Thompson Large tall bush both in Saskatchewan and in OregonHaskap Breeding & Production - Final Report, January 2012, p41

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