Earliest of the mark

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The earliest of the Mark or Speyerer Maikirsche is a red variety of sweet cherries in Germany belonging to the heart cherries . It is one of the earliest ripe cherry varieties.

origin

The earliest of the Mark is one of the oldest cherry varieties, it was mentioned as early as 1794 by the well-known cherry pomologist Christian Truchseß von Wetzhausen zu Bettenburg in his work About Classification of Cherry Varieties. He determined this species because at that time it was the earliest cherry variety of the year, as the starting variety of the cherry weeks . The origin of the variety is not clear, according to some sources it is said to come from France, according to others it is said to have been bred in Guben , Germany. It used to be a species widely used by tree nurseries. New breeds such as the Burlat and others have made it much less important.

fruit

The fruit is small, broadly rounded to rounded, the stem and pistil side rounded or flattened, the surface often looks irregular and bulged, the two halves of the fruit are often differently developed and hump. The color is initially a shiny purple and with increasing ripeness it becomes darker and finally deep red. The soft flesh is dark red and very juicy. The taste of the fully ripe fruits is pleasantly sour and aromatic. It comes off the stone well. The small stone is wide and rounded towards the apex without a sharp edge. The thin stalk is short to medium long, about 4 cm and pure green with a small stalk on the fruit side. It matures easily inferring.

tree

The tree is of medium strength, with a highly spherical crown. The main branches stand upright. It prefers light, warm soils in a wine-growing climate. Flowering is early, before the leaves shoot, and is sensitive to frost. Since she is self-sterile , she needs a fertilization partner. Büttner's Red Cartilage Cherry , Large Princess , Large Black Cartilage Cherry and the Braunauer Cherry are suitable .

literature

  • Systematic classification of cherry varieties, 1819, published in Stuttgart by Timoteus Heim