Knauff's blacks

Knauff's black , also Wendershausen fertile , Wendershausen high- yielding , Forchheimer Maschen or Knauff's giant cherry is a dark variety of sweet cherries belonging to the heart cherries . Because of the weak growth compared to other sweet cherries and the consequent ripeness, the variety is also very suitable for smaller home gardens.

origin

The variety was discovered by the fruit grower Knauff in Bornim in 1820 as a chance seedling.

fruit

The fruit is medium to large in size. The very shiny skin is black when fully ripe and dark red when half ripe. The soft flesh is dark red and weakly aromatic. It has a medium burst resistance. The stone is medium in size, relatively thick and symmetrical. The stem is medium-long, about 4 cm and medium-thick, reddened with a medium-sized to large stem attachment. It ripens in the 2nd to 4th cherry week strongly following.

tree

The tree grows moderately to weakly, strongly depending on the location and substrate with inclined, almost horizontal guide branches. The crown is very variable, from spherical to spherical to pyramidal. It is self-sterile and needs a fertilization partner. It flowers very early, at the beginning of flowering together with some strongly reddish leaf shoots. The yield is high and regular.

literature

• Dietrich Dähne: Critical investigations into variety naming and variety adjustment in sweet cherries. With special consideration of the West German brand range. Hanover 1964