Sweet cherry
Variety: Burlat
Species: Prunus avium
Origin
| Breeder, Place | found and spread by Mr. Burlat in Pierre Benite (in the south of France) in the 1930s |
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| Parents | chance seedling |
| Type, Selection | clone INFEL V 370 |
| Synonym | Bigarreau Hatif Burlat |
| Property rights | free variety |
Blossom
| Blooming date | medium early |
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| Fertility | self-sterile |
| S-allele, sterility group | S3 S9, group 16 |
| Pollinator | Nimba (S), CERASINA ™ Prim 2.3 (S), CERASINA ™ Prim 3.1 (S), BELLISE ™ Bedel, EARLY RED ™ Maraly (S), ADELISE ™ Masdel, Christiana (S), Vanda (S), SAMBA ™ Sumste (S), Fertille (S), SATIN ™ Sumele (S), Aida (S), Tamara (S), SWEETHEART ™ Sumtare (S), CERASINA ™ Final 13.1 (S), KIR ROSSO ™ KSG 03 A (S) |
| Incompatible with | Souvenir des Charmes, CERASINA ™ Prim 2.1 (S), Walter (S) |
Fruit
| Ripening time | early, 2. cherry week |
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| Scale, shape | Ø 28 mm, 10 g, rounded to kidney-shaped, short to medium long stalk |
| Colour | shiny red to dark red |
| Fruit flesh | medium firm, at full maturity fruits get soft rapidly, Durofel pressure 25: 58-62, juicy |
| Taste | spicy with acidity, at full maturity sweetish |
| Cracking sensitivity | medium |
Tree
| Vigour | in juvenile phase strong to very strong, semi-upright, at mature stage widely spreading |
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| Crop load | high and early from the beginning, easy to pick |
Evaluation
Traditional early variety for warm sites, that are also not sensitive to late frost. Because of the good fruit size and only medium cracking sensitivity Burlat stays as a recommended early ripening variety. During the harvest moisture and heat lead to less longer shelf-life and decreasing firmness of the fruits. Treatment of the flowers and fruits against Monilia is necessary in most years.