Sour cherry
Variety: Olibell (S)
Species: Prunus cerasus
Origin
| Breeder, Place | Institut Újfehértói Kutató Intézet, Hungary |
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| Intellectual property | Artevos, Germany |
| Synonym | SKD |
| Property rights | application for EU plant variety rights |
Blossom
| Blooming date | medium to medium late, just before 'Lövöpetri (S)' |
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| Fertility | self-fertile |
Fruit
| Ripening time | late, same time as 'Ungarische Traubige' and 'Lövöpetri (S)' |
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| Scale, shape | 25-27 mm, 7-9 g, kidney-shaped, medium long stalk with leaves |
| Colour | dark red, shiny |
| Fruit flesh | dark red, medium firm to firm (38-40 Durofel pressure), very juicy, medium strong tinctorial, medium large and easy removing stone |
| Taste | spicy flavoured flesh with fine sourness |
| Cracking sensitivity | low |
| Stalk detachment | good, stalk abcission is dry and non infectious |
Tree
| Vigour | medium strong to strong, widely spread, very good ramifying, no tendency to blind wood, shoots bouquet-rich, dark green and healthy leaves |
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| Crop load | From an early age regular high yields. Regular dense spread of fruits without tendency to clusters. |
Evaluation
Olibell (S) is a new sour cherry variety in the late ripening range. The fruits can be used for processing and fresh eating.
This sour cherry, which ripens shortly before 'Schattenmorelle', has a high to very high flowering density and tends to flower slightly earlier than its sister variety 'Lövöpetri (S)'. The very harmonious, spreading tree structure without tendency to blind wood is characteristic of
Olibell (S). The early and regularly high yields in combination with very good fruit qualities ensure the economic viability of this new variety. The good tree and foliage health convinces also.