Sour cherry
Variety: Ungarische Traubige
Species: Prunus cerasus
Origin
| Breeder, Place | chance seedling from research station Újfehértó, Hungary, 1961 |
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| Type, Selection | selection Kindelbrück (more regular crop load) |
| Synonym | Újfehértoi fürtös |
| Property rights | free variety |
Blossom
| Blooming date | medium late |
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| Fertility | partly self-fertile, the variety needs warm weather conditions during blossom and a protected site |
| Pollinator | Morellenfeuer, Kantorjanosi 3, Lövöpetri (S), Schattenmorelle |
Fruit
| Ripening time | 6.-7. cherry week, long harvest period, 3-5 days before 'Schattenmorelle' |
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| Scale, shape | 22-25 mm, 5-7 g, obloid, medium to long stalk with a lot of small leaves |
| Colour | medium to dark red |
| Fruit flesh | dark red, medium firm to firm, Durofel pressure 25: 38-42, juicy, staining |
| Taste | aromatic, tasty, sweet-sourish, acidity relatively low |
| Cracking sensitivity | low |
| Stalk detachment | good, dry removable |
| Storage | good |
Tree
| Vigour | medium strong to strong, upright, good branching, no blind wood, dark green shiny foliage |
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| Crop load | good, fruiting on one year and perennial wood, very good productivity on pendulous branches |
Evaluation
One of the most important varieties for mechanical harvesting and also very useful for preserve, frozen food or further industrial processing purposes. Aromatic taste and low acidity makes it suitable for the fresh market. Interesting characteristics of the fruits are high firmness of the flesh and good, dry healing of the stalk. Ungarische Traubige is a main variety in Hungary. This cultivar prefers warm and protected sites. Further studies conclude, that with increasing growth the crop load decreases. Because of that, for regular high yields the rootstock choice should be adapted to the sites conditions. Ungarische Traubige is less sensitive to Monilia disease and Stecklenberger disease (PNRSV) of cherry.