Sweet cherry
Variety: Regina
Species: Prunus avium
Origin
| Breeder, Place | ESTEBURG - Fruit-Growing Centre Jork, Germany |
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| Parents | Schneiders späte Knorpel x Rube, commercial variety since 1977 |
| Crossing number | 57/201 |
| Property rights | free variety |
Blossom
| Blooming date | late |
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| Fertility | self-sterile |
| S-allele, sterility group | S1 S3, group 2 |
| Pollinator | Carmen (S), PAPILLON ™ Pillangó (S), Klara (S), Kordia, STARDUST ™ 13 N 07-70 (S), Rubin, Henriette (S), Irena (S), KIR VULCANO ™ KSG 16 A (S), KIR LAMOUR ™ KSG 24 A (S), CERASINA ™ Final 12.1 (S) |
| Incompatible with | ADELISE ™ Masdel, SAMBA ™ Sumste (S), SATIN ™ Sumele (S), Areko (S), Otto (S) |
Fruit
| Ripening time | late, 7.-8. cherry week |
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| Scale, shape | large, 28-30 mm, rounded without apex, long stalk |
| Colour | dark to brown red, shiny |
| Fruit flesh | firm, Durofel pressure 25: 73-76, juicy |
| Taste | mild taste with fine acidity |
| Cracking sensitivity | low |
| Storage | good |
Tree
| Vigour | strong growth, semi-upright |
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| Crop load | ideal by good pollination and less strong growth |
Evaluation
Important variety in the late ripening period that features good fruit size, firmness and easy transport. The yield depends on good pollination and the right choice of rootstocks. Particularly to mention is its cracking resistance and its low susceptibility to brown rot during continuing humid conditions.