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McFarlin

Variety of Cranberry · Vaccinium macrocarpon
Hardy, late-ripening cultivar with large dark-red berries, parent of many bred varieties.
Edible value5Medicinal value4Other uses1
🇺🇸 USA 1874

Taste & characteristics

Taste

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Profile

Parentage
Wildselektion Massachusetts
Breeder
Charles McFarlin (South Carver, Massachusetts)
Fruit weight
2 g

Flowering & harvest

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Flowering
Fruit harvest
Storage

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Large, dark-red, well waxed berries with firm texture.

Growth

Massachusetts selection, later moved successfully to the West Coast (Oregon/Washington).

Yield

Moderate yield, late ripening; very winter-hardy.

Notes

Parent of Stevens and Pilgrim.

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