Abstract:

‘Yongguan’，a new big fruit bud mutation line of‘Dongkui’Chinese bayberry cultivar，was selected from a orchard located in Huangyan，Zhejiang. The fruits are spherical in shape with red or purple red skin，having an average weight of about 30.9 g and 53.0 g in maximum. The flesh is soft and juicy，with sweet and acid taste. Moreover，the fruit edible rate reaches 95.2%，and the content of total soluble solids is 12.6%.‘Yongguan’matures in late June to early July in Huangyan，having strong resistance，especially tolerant to twig dieback disease of Myrica rubra.

Key words: Chinese bayberry, bud mutation, cultivar