Dönissen's yellow cartilage cherry
Dönissens yellow cartilage cherry , also amber cherry , honey cherry , wax cherry , sulfur cherry or white cherry is one of the cartilage cherries corresponding yellow varieties of sweet cherries . Due to its special color, it is one of the most famous cherry varieties in Germany.
origin
The variety was discovered as a seedling in Guben and named after its breeder. It was first mentioned by the pomologist Georg Liegel in 1825.
fruit
The fruit is medium-sized, broadly heart-shaped, rounded on the pistil side, rarely also kidney-shaped. The firm skin is pale yellow, slightly brownish when overripe. The flesh is also pale yellow, medium firm, sweet with low acidity, slightly bitter before full ripeness. It has a low burst resistance. The stone is medium-sized, asymmetrically round to oval-round, variably rounded at the bottom or also sharply pointed. The stem is about 6 cm long, thin and green, the stem pit is shallow to medium-deep. It ripens in the 5th to 6th cherry week . Due to its color, the variety suffers significantly less from bird damage and cherry fruit fly infestation than others.
tree
The tree is robust and grows strongly with sloping, steeply upright guide branches and horizontal side branches. The crown is spherical and densely branched. It is self-sterile and needs a fertilization partner. Büttner's Red Cartilage Cherry , Great Princess or Schneider's Late Cartilage Cherry are suitable for this . It blooms late, at the beginning of blooming together with pure green leaves.
literature
- Walter Hartmann : Color Atlas of Old Fruit Types , Stuttgart 2000