‘Early Red’ 
‘Ebben’ 
gators Society, p. 36. 1958 : Fruit red, not eaten by birds; hybrid of P. 
koidzumii x P. crenato-serrata; zone 5. U.S. plant patent no. 346, 
November 14, 1939 : Vigorous, semi-upright, 10 ft tall; leaves dark 
green, lustrous; fruit scarlet, large, persists until late season. Originated 
by Edmy Bourdieu by crossing P. koidzumii x (P. koidzumii x P. 
yunnanensis); plant grown at Duval Ranch, Santa Paula, California; 
designated ‘Duvali’™. Trademark no. 392689, January 5, 1942. 
Misspelled as ‘Duavali’, ‘Duvaldi’, ‘Duvali’™, ‘Duvalle’, ‘Duvalli’ 
Red 44A, 45A, RHS 
(Porter Walton Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. Catalog, back page. 1948, as P. 
‘Dwarf, P. coccinea pauciflora) : Compact, rounded formal growth habit; 
very hardy. 
= P. coccinea var. pauciflora, ‘Pauciflora’ 
(Casadaban’s Nursery, Abita Springs, Louisiana. Catalog, p. 10. 1968, 
as P. ‘Dwarf Variegated) : Leaves green and variegated. 
= ‘Variegated’, ‘Harlequin’, ‘Tricolor’, ‘Vancouver Variegated’, ‘Variegata’ 
(Cottage Hill Nursery, Mobile, Alabama. Catalog, p. 7. 1956-57) : Simi- 
lar to ‘Graber’ Pyracantha, with fruit ripening early. Letter October 5, 
1960, Hunter H. Boulo, Cottage Hill Nursery : Probably the same as 
another named variety in propagation elsewhere. 
Red 45D, RHS 
(Proefstation voor de Boomkwekerij te Boskoop. Alfabetische Lijst van 
Planten op de Sortimentstuim, p. 174. 1962, as P. coccinea ‘Ebben’, 
without description). B.K. Boom. Nederlandse Dendrologie, 5th ed., p. 
257. 1965 : Bushy, round to broad pyramidal growth habit; leaves 
broad ovate to obovate, crenate-serrate; fruit orange (13, HCC), 8.5 by 7 
mm, ripening in September; winter hardy; scab susceptible; originated 
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