Sweet cherry
Variety: Aida (S)
Species: Prunus avium
Origin
| Breeder, Place | Brózik Sándor and Apostol János, Budapest-Erd, Hungary |
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| Intellectual property | Artevos, Germany |
| Parents | Moldvai fekete x H 236 |
| Crossing number | IV-13/20 |
| Property rights | registered for EU plant variety rights |
Blossom
| Blooming date | early, long blossom period with a high blossom density, marginally sensitive to frost |
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| Fertility | self-sterile |
| S-allele, sterility group | S6 S12, group 24 |
| 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), ADELISE™ Masdel, Vanda (S), Christiana (S), Fertille (S), SAMBA™ Sumste (S), SATIN™ Sumele (S), Tamara (S), SWEETHEART™ Sumtare (S), KIR ROSSO™ KSG 03 A (S) |
| Incompatible with | PAPILLON™ Pillangó (S) |
Fruit
| Ripening time | medium, 4.-5. cherry week, regular ripening, long-season cropping |
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| Scale, shape | large to very large, 28-31 mm, 10-13 g, wide heart-shaped, slightly ribbed with a deep stalk cavity, medium long, fleshy stalk |
| Colour | brown to black red, slightly marbled, shiny |
| Fruit flesh | at full maturity black red, firm, Durofel pressure 25: 75-80, juicy |
| Taste | spicy with fine acidity, just before maturity slightly bitter |
| Cracking sensitivity | medium, mostly at the suture |
| Storage | good |
Tree
| Vigour | medium strong, semi-upright, compact habit, good branching, balanced growth, distinctive red shoot tips, dark green foliage |
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| Crop load | ideal to high and regular |
Evaluation
Aida (S) impresses with its high firmness, fruit size and long harvest period. The fruits hang very densely, but without clusters. When harvesting prematurely there is a pronounced bitterness, which dissipates as the fruit ripens. The very healthy foliage is striking. Because of the early, long ongoing blossom Aida (S) is suitable as a pollinator for many early to medium early flowering varieties, e.g. SATIN™ Sumele (S).