Currently there is a wide range of cherry varieties. It is known as wild cherry or sweet cherry, with the scientific name Prunus avium .
Prunus is a genus of trees and trees of the Rosaceae family to which the sweet cherry of Prunus Avium belongs.
Avium indicates the species. Being Avium, a word derived from Latin that can be translated as “birds”.
You can assume the scientific name, it is given, by the appreciation that the birds have for the sweet cherry (Prunus Avium). Parents are the main propagator of brain seeds and their child is important for their cultivation in certain areas.
The origin of the brain is between Europe and Asia.
Currently, the main producing countries by request are: Turkey, United States, Iran, Italy, Uzbekistan, Spain, Chile, Ukraine, Romania and Russia.
There are many commercial varieties of sweet cherry ( Prunus Avium ). Know the varieties that best adapt to our climate and needs, increase the profitability of our cherry cultivar.
We can classify cherry varieties by factors of greater or lesser importance.
Flowering time : Very early, precocious, medium, late and very late.
Pollination needs : Autofétil or autoesteril
Date of maturation : Very early, early, middle, late and very late.
Size : Very small, small, medium, thick and very thick.
Shape : Reniform, round-flattened, rounded, elongated and cordiform.
Skin color : Cream, red on cream, red, dark red, maroon and blackish.
Pulp color : Cream white, cream yellow, pink, red, dark red.
Firmness : Soft, medium and firm.
Resistance to cracking : Very little, little, medium, good and very good.
Cracked area : general, peduncular and apical.
Productivity : Not very productive, average productivity, high productivity and very high productivity.
Peduncle length : very short, short, medium and long.
Drop of peduncle : Yes or No.
Vigor : Weak, medium, vigorous and very vigorous.
Porte : open, semi-erect and erect.
A habitual way to classify cherries, is by its date of maturation. Essential to know this information in order to stagger the collection of the fruit and find the most profitable variety for our area.
Nimba, Rita, Cristobalina, Sweet Early, Early Bigi, Primulat, Sweet Early, Early Lory, Precoce Bernard, Moreau, Ramón oliva.
Burlat, Pacific Red, Marvin, Ruby, Rocket, Early Red, Frisco, Santina, Giorgia, Brooks, Larian, Magar, Niram, Sandon Rose, Celeste, Corum, Valera, Vega, Carmen, Prime Giant, Giant Red.
Grace Star, Canada Giant, Utah Giant, Cristalina, New Star, New Moon, Maru, Lampe, Garnet, Stark Hardy Giant (Starking), Black Star, 13S-3-13, Guillaume, Ebony, Early Van Compact, Chinook, Mollar de Cáceres, Sue, Summit, Sumesi, Sam, Sylvia, Van, Satin, Samba, Bing, Compact Stella, Rainier, 4-84.
Venus, Vic, Royal Ann, Velvet, Lamida, Viscount, Gil Peck, Vogue, Star, Sunburst, Sandra Rose, Tigre, Sonata, Lambert, Lapins, Spalding, Duroni 3, Vignola, Skeena, Hedelfingen, Tardif de Vignola, Somerset, Kordia.
White cherry of Provenza, Ambrunés, Pico Negro, Pico colorado, Sweet Heart, Symphony, Regina, Staccato (Summer Charm).
A significant part of the information has been disclosed by Spanish research organizations. The behavior of cherry varieties may be different depending on the growing place.
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