Sweet cherry
Trademark: SAMBA ™
Variety: Sumste (S)
Species: Prunus avium
Origin
| Breeder, Place | Summerland, British Columbia, Canada, published in 1996 |
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| Intellectual property | PICO, Canada |
| Parents | 2 S 84-10 x Stella 16 A-7, cross-breed 1978 |
| Crossing number | 13 S 36-18 |
| Type, Selection | clone INFEL 3565 |
| Property | registered for EU plant variety rights and trademark |
Blossom
| Blooming date | very early |
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| Fertility | self-sterile |
| S-allele, sterility group | S1 S3, group 2 |
| Pollinator | Nimba (S), Souvenir des Charmes, CERASINA ™ Prim 2.3 (S), CERASINA ™ Prim 3.1 (S), BELLISE ™ Bedel, EARLY RED ™ Maraly (S), Vanda (S), Christiana (S), Aida (S), Tamara (S), SWEETHEART ™ Sumtare (S) |
| Incompatible with | ADELISE ™ Masdel, SATIN ™ Sumele (S), Areko (S), Regina, Otto (S) |
Fruit
| Ripening time | medium early, 3.-4. cherry week, regular ripening |
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| Scale, shape | large to very large, 29-31 mm, 12-14 g, oblong heart-shaped without apex, medium long stalk |
| Colour | dark red, shiny |
| Fruit flesh | medium firm to firm, Durofel pressure 25: 65-70, very juicy |
| Taste | spicy with balanced acidity when fully ripe, just before maturity slightly sourish |
| Cracking sensitivity | low to medium, mainly at the pistil point |
Tree
| Vigour | medium strong, upright, compact, sparsely branching, formation necessary in the first years |
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| Crop load | on slow growing rootstocks from an early age high to very high, tends to produce clusters |
Evaluation
Very attractive and large-sized cherry. This variety prefers warm sites. SAMBA ™ Sumste (S) suitability for mechanical sorting is only limited due to the easy removal of the stalk from the fruit when fully ripe.