STARDUST ™ 13 N 07-70 (S)
Sweet cherry, Prunus avium
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.
Blossom
Blooming date
late
Fertility
self-fertile
S-allele, sterility group
S1 S4', group SC
Fruit
Ripening time
medium late, 6. cherry week
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
Vigor
medium strong, widely spreading, good tree structure with horizontal branches, healthy leaves
Crop load
very high and regular
Origin
Breeder, Place
Summerland, British Columbia, Canada
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