Morellenfeuer
Sour cherry, Prunus cerasus
Morellenfeuer is a variety that yields well and ripens evenly. Because of its taste the fruits are well suited for the fresh market and further processing. This variety has a low acidity content and therefore is not recommended for juicemaking.
The higher susceptibility to monilia must be taken into account.
Blossom
Blooming date
early to medium early, low susceptibility to blossom frost
Fertility
self-fertile
Fruit
Ripening time
4.-5. cherry week, 10 days before 'Schattenmorelle'
Scale, shape
22-24 mm, 6-7 g, rounded to obloid, medium long stalk with lots of small leaves
Colour
dark to brownish red
Fruit flesh
medium firm, juicy, juice strongly stained
Taste
very aromatic when fully ripe, less acidic
Cracking sensitivity
moderate
Stalk detachment
difficult to remove, mechanical harvesting is only possible when fully ripe
Tree
Vigour
medium strong, growth rate decreases when tree matures, semi-upright, dense tree, wood can be brittle
Crop load
high and regular crop load
Origin
Breeder, Place
D. T. Paulsen in Kvistgaard/Seeland, Denmark
Parents
open pollination of seedling 'Ostheimer Weichsel' x 'Früheste von Mark', father variety perhaps 'Königin Hortense', 1945
Synonym
Kelleriis 16
Property rights
free variety