Sweet cherry
Trademark: STARDUST ™
Variety: 13 N 07-70 (S)
Species: Prunus avium
Origin
| Breeder, Place | Summerland, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Intellectual property | PICO, Canada |
| Parents | 2 N 63-20 x Stella, 1976 cross-breed |
| Crossing number | 13 N 07-70 |
| Property rights | registered for EU plant variety rights and trademark |
Blossom
| Blooming date | late |
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| Fertility | self-fertile |
| S-allele, sterility group | S1 S4', group SC |
Fruit
| Ripening time | medium late, 6. cherry week |
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| Scale, shape | large, 28-30 mm, 10-12 g, rounded to heart-shaped without apex, medium to long stalk |
| Colour | blushed cherry, yellow ground colour and red speckled over colour |
| Fruit flesh | firm, Durofel pressure 25: 73-78, very juicy |
| Taste | sweetish, spicy without any bitterness |
| Cracking sensitivity | medium to high |
Tree
| Vigour | medium strong, widely spreading, good tree structure with horizontal branches, healthy leaves |
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| Crop load | very high and regular |
Evaluation
Delicious and firm fruit. Despite the very high crop load, good fruit size is possible. This late ripening, self-fertile variety is a good pollinator for all late flowering varieties. Like most of the blushed varieties the fruits tend to be sensitive to bruising through wind damage.