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Prunus avium, sweet cherry P. cerasus, sour cherry Germersdorfer variety cherry tree in blossom. Prunus subg.Cerasus contains species that are typically called cherries. They are known as true cherries [1] and distinguished by having a single winter bud per axil, by having the flowers in small corymbs or umbels of several together (occasionally solitary, e.g. P. serrula; some species with ...
One of the parent varieties, 2N-60-7, was a hybrid of Van and Stella, while the other parent, 2N-38-32, [1] was a hybrid of Bing and Stella. [2] It was developed in Summerland, British Columbia at the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre , for the purpose of providing a high-quality late-season cherry that matures about 14-16 days after Van.
The Chelan cherry tree grows in USDA Zone 5, [3] and is self-incompatible. [4] It is a vigorous and early-bearing tree; with the fruit ripening about 10-12 days earlier than Bing cherries, [1] it is the earliest of the sweet cherries grown in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. [5]
Bing is a cultivar of the wild or sweet cherry (Prunus avium) that originated in the Pacific Northwest, in Milwaukie, Oregon, United States. The Bing remains a major cultivar in Oregon, [1] Washington, California, [1] Wisconsin [1] and British Columbia. It is the most produced variety of sweet cherry in the United States. [2]
The reference to "sweet" and "sour" supports the modern view that "sweet" was P. avium; there are no other candidates among the cherries found. In 1882 Alphonse de Candolle pointed out that seeds of P. avium were found in the Terramare culture of north Italy (1500–1100 BC) and over the layers of the Swiss pile dwellings. [ 32 ]
Sweetheart is a self-fertile cultivar which can be used as a "universal pollinator" for other cherry varieties with similar bloom time. [6] The flowers bloom about 2-3 days before Bing. [1] It is a very heavy producer, with overcropping being a potential issue. [7] The tree is highly susceptible to powdery mildew. [8]
Picota is the name given to four varieties of sweet cherry grown from Prunus avium L. [1] within the Jerte, Ambroz and La Vera mountain valleys in the north of the province of Cáceres, in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura, Spain. [2] Picota varieties include; "Ambrunés", "Pico Limón Negro", "Pico Negro" and "Pico Colorado". [1]
Luxardo-brand maraschino cherries Close-up, maraschino cherry. A maraschino cherry (/ ˌ m ær ə ˈ s k iː n oʊ,-ˈ ʃ iː-/ MARR-ə-SKEE-noh, - SHEE-) is a preserved, sweetened cherry, typically made from light-colored sweet cherries such as the Royal Ann, [1] Rainier, or Gold varieties.