‘Golden Glow’ 
‘Golden Queen’ 
‘Golden Sun’ 
‘Golden Yellow’ 
under which they arrived are not recorded. Name registered by A.J. Coombes, 
May 5, 1992 : Parentage unknown; selected and named by Roy Lancaster, 
Hillier Gardens prior to 1973; mound shaped with arching branches; very 
profuse flowers, often completely covering the foliage; fruit slightly depressed, 
globose, 6-7 mm in diameter, 5 mm long, Orange-Yellow 23A (RHS). 
(Pépiniére Minier, Angers, France. Catalog, p. 7. 1964, as P. crenatoserrata 
‘Golden Glow’) : Vigorous; leaves light green, broad, glossy; fruit very large, 
golden yellow, 10-12 mm wide, 8-10 mm high, abundant; hardy; resistant to 
scab; MINra 00024; MD No. 3181; MDI No. 282204. G. Kriissmann. Deutsche 
Baumschule 16:354-355. 1964 : Perhaps a chance cross between P. 
crenatoserrata and P. crenata ‘Flava’. Name registered by Pépiniére Minier 
May 30, 1974 : Chance seedling of P. crenatoserrata selected at Pépiniére 
Minier in 1964 and introduced in 1965. 
(Aldridge Nursery, Von Ormy, Texas. Catalog, p. 39. 1959-60) : Leaves bright 
green, dainty; fruit golden yellow. Letter January 6, 1965, R.C. Aldridge, Jr., 
Aldridge Nursery : Fruit clear golden yellow, does not mature to orange, small 
to medium in size; susceptible to winter cold. Name registered by R.C. 
Aldridge, Jr., April 23, 1974 : Parentage unknown, originated as clone from 
southern California; selected by Tom Yamamota, Tom’s Nursery, Hawthorne, 
California, in 1947; named and introduced ca. 1958 by Aldridge Nursery. 
Yellow Orange 21A, RHS 
(Darthuizer Vademecum, 2d ed. p. 221. 1978, without description). E.R. 
Johnson (Nurseries) Ltd., Whixley, York, England. Catalog, p. 23. Autumn 
1984 : Fruit orange yellow. 
= ‘Soleil d’Or’, ‘Orange Sun’, ‘Pluie d’Or’, ‘Sungold’ 
(Louisiana Nursery, Opelousas, Louisiana. Catalog, p. 32. 1987-88) : Large 
evergreen shrub; fruit yellow gold. Letter July 20, 1989, Ken Durio, Louisiana 
Nursery : Cultivar proved inferior; propagation has been discontinued. 
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