Table 4.
The characters of parents.
| ‘Rainbow’ | ‘Darwin’ | ‘Red Sentinel’ | ‘Sweet Sugartyme’ | ‘Winter Red’ | ‘Weeping Madonna’ | ‘Louisa Contort’ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blooming period | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Flower color | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Leaf color | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Leaf shape | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Leaf surface | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tree habit | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Fruit size | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Fruit color | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Fruit calyx | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Glossiness of skin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
M. ‘Darwin’ was only a female parent. M. ‘Red Sentinel’, M. ‘Sweet Sugartyme’ and M. ‘Rainbow’ could be both the female parent and the male parent. M. ‘Winter Red’, M. ‘Weeping Madonna’ and M. ‘Louisa Contort’ were only male parents.