Samba ™ Sumste (S)
Sweet cherry, Prunus avium
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.
Blossom
Blooming date
very early
Fertility
self-sterile
S-allele, sterility group
S1 S3, group 2
Pollinator
Nimba (S), CERASINA ™ Prim 3.1 (S), BELLISE ™ Bedel, EARLY RED ™ Maraly (S), Vanda (S), Tamara (S)
Incompatibel with
ADELISE ® Masdel, SATIN ® Sumele (S), Areko (S), Regina, Otto (S)
Fruit
Ripening time
medium early, 3.-4. cherry week, regular ripening
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
Vigor
medium strong, upright, compact, sparsely branching, formation necessary in the first years
Crop load
on slow growing rootstocks from an early age high to very high, tends to produce clusters
Origin
Breeder, Place
Summerland, British Columbia, Canada, published in 1996
Intellectual property
PICO, Canada
Parents
2 S 84-10 x Stella 16 A-7, Kreuzungsjahr 1978
Crossing number
13 S 36-18
Type, Selection
Klon INFEL 3565
Property rights
registered for EU plant variety rights and trademark