‘Gnome’ 
‘Gnozam’ 
‘Gold Nugget’ 
‘Gold Rush’ 
(Appalachian Nurseries, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. Catalog, p. 18. 1962, 
as P, angustifolia ‘Gnome’, without description). U.S. plant patent no. 
1816, March 10, 1959 : Horizontally spreading branches, low growth 
habit; leaves, flowers, and fruit do not differ from species. Originated as 
seedling of P. angustifolia selected by H. Kleine, Newport, Michigan. 
Name registered by Henry Kleine, May 2, 1961. 
= ‘Gnozam’, ‘Monon’, ‘Yukon Belle’, ‘Yukon Jack’ 
P. angustifolia 
Orange 28A, RHS 
(Lake County Nursery, Perry, Ohio. Catalog, p. 196. 1990, as P. ‘Gnome’® 
P. angustifolia cv. Gnozam) : Extremely hardy; height 6 ft; spread 6-8 ft; 
compact, rounded, densely branched; fruit orange, 1/4 to 3/8 inch. 
= ‘Gnome’, ‘Monon’, ‘Yukon Belle’, ‘Yukon Jack’ 
(Wolfe’s Nursery, Stephenville, Texas. Catalog, p. 44. 1954, as P. [Wolfe’s 
Evergreen] ‘Gold Nugget’) : Leaves dark green; flowers bell-like, snow 
white; fruit rich golden; extremely hardy. Letters January 4, 1965 and 
December 10, 1965, Dan Wolfe, Wolfe’s Nursery : Extremely upright plant; 
rapid grower; leaves long, pointed; fruit very large; appears to be disease 
resistant. 
Yellow Orange 23A, Orange 25A, RHS 
(J.A. Witt. Arboretum Bulletin, University of Washington 39(2):9. 1976) : 
Spreading, intricately branched, about 10 ft tall; leaves 1 to 2 1/2 inches 
long and 1/2 inch broad, shining green above, paler beneath, persistent; 
fruit in dense clusters, flattened, globose, nearly 1/2 inch broad, orange 
yellow (17B, RHS), coloring in early September and persisting into early 
winter; probably hardy to zone 7. Name registered by Joseph A. Witt, 
February 26, 1976 : Seedling of open-pollinated P. angustifolia x ? P. 
crenato-serrata; selected by Brian O. Mulligan, University of Washington 
Arboretum in 1959; named and introduced by Joseph A. Witt in 1975. 
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