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[Douglas Woodard <dwoodard@becon.org>]

The Canadian peach cultivar "Renton" has been claimed to have some 
resistance to leaf curl. The entry in Brooks and Olmo says

"Renton. - orig.in Coquitlam, B.C., Canada by Jack Renton. Introd. in 
1940. Parentage unknown, discovered in 1926. Fruit: flesh yellow, 
semi-freestone; resembles Howard Fisher. Tree more resistant to leaf 
curl than are other varieties."

Renton used to be sold by the David Hunter Garden Centres around 
Vancouver in the 1980's, but they may be out of business. I think it was 
strictly a home garden cultivar.

Perhaps it may exist in a U.S. collection.

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada


ROBERT W JUDY A HARTMAN wrote:
> Does anyone know where I could get some scionwood of peach leaf curl 
> resistant peach varieties?  Here in western Washington peach leaf curl 
> is a persistent problem.
>  
> Thanks,
> Bob