Sour cherry
Variety: Turmalin (S)
Species: Prunus cerasus
Origin
| Breeder, Place | Mirko Schuster, Brigitte Wolfram, Julius Kühn-Institut, Dresden-Pillnitz, Germany |
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| Intellectual property | Artevos, Germany |
| Parents | Kelleris 16 X (Koröser x Schattenmorelle) |
| Crossing number | Pi-Sa 13.122 |
| Synonym | formerly Coralin (S) |
| Property rights | registered for EU plant variety rights |
Blossom
| Blooming date | late to very late, very high blossom density, not susceptible to chilly weather conditions |
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| Fertility | self-fertile |
Fruit
| Ripening time | 5. cherry week |
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| Scale, shape | 23-25 mm, 6-7 g, globose, medium long, green stalk with a few typical leaves for sour cherries |
| Colour | dark to black red |
| Fruit flesh | dark red, soft to medium firm (Durofel pressure 25: 33-37), very juicy, heavily stained juice |
| Taste | spicy-aromatic with emphasized acidity, 15-16 Brix on average |
| Cracking sensitivity | very low |
| Stalk detachment | easy removal without damages |
Tree
| Vigour | weak to medium strong, spreading to hanging, moderate branched, stronger tendency to blind wood, dark green and healthy leaves |
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| Crop load | early setting, fruiting on one year old branches, ideal to high, in some years very high, fruits are hanging regular dense |
Evaluation
The very high-yielding and extremely stable sour cherry variety Turmalin (S) is particularly recommended for commercial cultivation for industrial processing (juice, preserves) due to its very high acid potential.
As the fruits detach dry from the stalk, this variety is well suited for mechanical harvest.
Turmalin (S) is characterized by very good leaf health and tree robustness, thus this variety can also be recommended for organic cultivation.