Sweet cherry
Trademark: ADELISE ™
Variety: Masdel
Species: Prunus avium
Origin
| Breeder, Place | P. Argot, France |
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| Intellectual property | Georges Delbard, France |
| Crossing number | C 467 |
| Type, Selection | clone INFEL 4336 |
| Property rights | registered for EU trademark |
Blossom
| Blooming date | early, long blossom period |
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| Fertility | self-sterile |
| S-allele, sterility group | S1 S3, group 2 |
| Pollinator | Nimba (S), Souvenir des Charmes, Burlat, CERASINA ™ Prim 2.1 (S), CERASINA ™ Prim 2.3 (S), CERASINA ™ Prim 3.1 (S), BELLISE ™ Bedel, EARLY RED ™ Maraly (S), Fertille (S), Christiana (S), Vanda (S), Aida (S), Tamara (S), SWEETHEART ™ Sumtare (S), KIR ROSSO ™ KSG 03 A (S) |
| Incompatible with | SAMBA ™ Sumste (S), SATIN ™ Sumele (S), Areko (S), Regina, Otto (S) |
Fruit
| Ripening time | early, 3. cherry week |
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| Scale, shape | large to very large, 29-31 mm, 11-13 g, kidney-shaped, slightly ribbed, medium long, robust stalk |
| Colour | dark to black red, clearly marbled |
| Fruit flesh | creamy to pink red, very firm, Durofel pressure 25: 80-85 at full maturity, just before maturity a bit dry, very juicy when fully ripe |
| Taste | spicy-aromatic, good flavour even before full maturity |
| Cracking sensitivity | low to medium, mostly in the stalk cavity |
| Storage | good |
Tree
| Vigour | medium strong, spreading, very good branching, slightly pendulous branches, healthy dark green leaves |
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| Crop load | medium productivity |
Evaluation
Because of the very good fruit characteristics of size, firmness and taste ADELISE ™ Masdel is a high quality dessert fruit. The medium productivity can be compensated with marketing as a premium quality fruit. The use of GiSelA ™ 3 rootstocks can increase the crop load on suitable soils.