Regina
Sweet cherry, Prunus avium
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.
Blossom
Blooming date
late
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)
Incompatibel with
ADELISE ™ Masdel, SAMBA ™ Sumste (S), SATIN ™ Sumele (S), Areko (S), Otto (S)
Fruit
Ripening time
late, 7.-8. cherry week
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
Vigor
strong growth, semi-upright
Crop load
ideal by good pollination and less strong growth
Origin
Breeder, Place
ESTEBURG - Fruit-Growing Centre Jork, Germany
Parents
Schneiders späte Knorpel x Rube, commercial variety since 1977
Crossing number
57/201
Property rights
free variety