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Sour cherry, Prunus cerasus
The early ripening, fairly large fruits with mild taste make this variety suitable for the fresh market and especially for the beginning of the season. The fruits are used primarily as topping on cakes.
Blossom
Blooming date
medium early
Fertility
self-fertile
Fruit
Ripening time
3.-4. cherry week, 20 days before 'Schattenmorelle', regular ripening
Scale, shape
24-26 mm, 7-8 g, obloid, medium long stalk
Colour
light to medium red
Fruit flesh
pink red, soft to medium firm, Durofel pressure 25: 32-35, very juicy, lightly coloured juice
Taste
spicy with balanced acidity
Cracking sensitivity
medium to high
Stalk detachment
very poor
Tree
Vigour
medium strong, widely spreading, dense crown, not prone to blind wood, very good fruit to leaf ratio
Crop load
medium
Origin
Breeder, Place
Budapest, Hungary
Parents
Pándy x Montreuil, in trade since 1970
Crossing number
M 24
Property rights
free variety