‘Stockton’ 
‘Stovallii’ 
‘Striblingi’ 
70 
Stedman, Limebridge Nurseries; introduced in 1970; leaves narrow ovate, 
4-7 cm long, pale green; flowers white, large clusters in May; fruit bright 
yellow, very large, profuse, coloring early August, lasting throughout 
winter; growth vigorous; original plant has attained height of 6 m; has 
survived temperatures of —23 °C on exposed east wall. 
= ‘George Stedman’, ‘John Steadman’ 
(Port Stockton Nursery, Stockton, California. Catalog. 1948-49) : Fruit red. 
Letters November 8, 1965 and April 25, 1967, Frank C. Raffel, Port Stock- 
ton Nursery : Similar to ‘Rosedale’ but fruit larger, ripens early and is not 
persistent; originated as chance seedling at Stockton, California; intro- 
duced by Port Stockton Nursery in 1948. 
(Tom Dodd Nurseries, Semmes, Alabama. Catalog, p. 8. 1964-65, as P. 
Jformosiana ‘Stovalli’, without description). Name registered by Calvin 
Harman, Stovall, Georgia, June 24, 1974 : Fruit dark red, large; fruits 
early and holds well into winter; selected by C. Harman ca. 1950. 
P. koidzumii 
Orange Red 32A, RHS 
(Stribling’s Nurseries, Merced, California. Garden Guide, p. 15. 1949, as P. 
koidzumii ‘Striblingi’, without description). Ibid. Catalog, p. 20. 1952: 
Leaves dark green; fruit bright red, larger than usual, abundant, persis- 
tent. Letter May 16, 1967, Stribling’s Nurseries : Originated at Stribling’s 
Nurseries in 1945; first cataloged in 1949; name changed by Stribling’s 
Nurseries in 1975 to ‘Red Spray’ to better describe characteristics of the 
cultivar. D.R. Egolf and R.F. Drechsler. Baileya 15(2):87. 1967 : Chromo- 
some number 2n=34. 
= ‘Red Spray’ 
Also listed as ‘Stribling’, ‘Stribling’s Red Spray’ 
P. koidzumii 
Orange 30B, RHS 
