Areko (S)
Sweet cherry, Prunus avium
This sweet cherry variety ripens between 'Kordia' and 'Regina' in our climate. Areko (S) is very attractive and yields regular with good fruit size. Also typical is the cracking tolerance. High picking rates are possible because of the long stalks and evenly distributed fruits.
If there is a long period of heat during fruit maturity, the firmness of the fruit decreases.
In other regions Areko (S) ripens before or with 'Kordia'.
Blossom
Blooming date
late to very late
Fertility
self-sterile
S-allele, sterility group
S1 S3, group 2
Pollinator
Carmen (S), Early Korvik (S), PAPILLON ™ Pillangó (S), STARDUST ™ 13 N 07-70 (S), Kordia, Rubin, Henriette (S), Irena (S), KIR VULCANO ™ KSG 16 A (S), KIR LAMOUR ™ KSG 24 A (S), CERASINA ™ Final 12.1 (S)
Incompatibel with
ADELISE ™ Masdel, SAMBA ™ Sumste (S), SATIN ™ Sumele (S), Regina, Otto (S)
Fruit
Ripening time
medium late, 6.-7. cherry week
Scale, shape
large, 28-30 mm, attractive heart-shaped with small apex, slight shoulders, long to very long, robust stalks
Colour
dark to black red, slightly marbled, shiny
Fruit flesh
dark to black red, firm, fine-celled and juicy
Taste
aromatic with balanced acidity, acidity dissipated when fully mature
Cracking sensitivity
low, after heavy rainfall highripe fruits tend to crack in the stalk cavity, pistil point not sensitive
Storage
good
Tree
Vigor
medium strong, semi-upright to widely spreading, good branching
Crop load
ideal high crop load with even dense hanging fruits without clusters
Origin
Breeder, Place
Prof. Dr. Hanna Schmidt, Ahrensburg / Dr. Mirko Schuster, Dresden, Germany
Intellectual property
Julius Kühn-Institut (Fruit Invest International GmbH)
Parents
Kordia x Regina
Crossing number
92/31-22
Synonym
formerly Hamid
Property rights
registered for EU plant variety rights