Sweet cherry
Trademark: KIR ROSSO ™
Variety: KSG 03 A (S)
Species: Prunus avium
Origin
| Breeder, Place | Hilmar Gräb, Kettig, Germany |
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| Intellectual property | LFP Licenses for Fruits and Plants GmbH, Bassenheim, Germany |
| Parents | open pollination from SWEETHEART ™ Sumtare (S) |
| Crossing number | Kirsche 2004 R 10 B 64 |
| Property rights | application for EU plant variety rights, EU trademark |
Blossom
| Blooming date | early to medium, high to very high |
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| Fertility | self-fertile |
| S-allele, sterility group | S3 S4', group SC |
Fruit
| Ripening time | 10.-11. cherry week |
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| Scale, shape | 27-30 mm, slightly oblong heart-shaped without apex, pistil point is visible but closed, medium to long, robust stalk |
| Colour | dark red to bordeaux, shiny |
| Fruit flesh | very firm, juicy flesh (Durofel pressure 25: 85-88 at full maturity) |
| Taste | at the first pick tangy-aromatic with fine acidity, at full maturity spicy-harmonious, powerful long-lasting aroma, 18 Brix at full maturity |
| Cracking sensitivity | low |
| Storage | good |
Tree
| Vigour | medium strong, harmonious wide spreading, very good branching, without blind wood, healthy leaves |
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| Training | Pay attention to sufficient vegetative growth on poor soils. |
| Health | The susceptibility to Pseudomonas is comparable with the mother variety SWEETHEART ™ Sumtare (S). |
| Crop load | from an early age with good to high yield, fruits are hanging very densely in some parts, fruiting also on perennial branches, at very high production fruits are arranged like a string of pearls |
Evaluation
Cherry selection with a very late ripening time, in average 3 weeks later than 'Regina'. The highlight is the large proportion of good quality fruits, the excellent firmness and flavour.
If you are interested to plant KIR™-varieties outside of the Netherlands, Austria and Germany we need the authorisation of the licence holder LFP GmbH.