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Variety of Wild cherry · Prunus avium
Robust, crack-resistant black cherry and valued pollinizer.
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
firmsweetaromatic
Profile
- Breeder
- Summerland Research Station
- Pollination
- self-fertile
- Fruit weight
- 8 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Medium-large, black-red fruit with firm flesh and good crack resistance.
Growth
Vigorous, upright; robust and frost-hardy.
Yield
Medium to high; widely used universal pollinizer.
Notes
Self-sterile. Late-flowering and a good pollen source for many varieties.
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