Merchant (cherry)
Merchant is a dark variety of sweet cherries belonging to the heart cherries .
origin
The variety was the John Innes Institute in Norwich from the variety Merton Glory with unknown partners crossed out .
fruit
The fruit is medium to large and kidney-shaped. The soft skin is half ripe dark red and black when fully ripe. The soft flesh is sweet and aromatic and fruity. It has a medium burst resistance and ripens in the 3rd to 4th cherry week .
tree
The growth is medium strong and spreading with good branching. The variety is self-sterile and needs a fertilization partner. Burlat and lapins are suitable . It blooms early. The onset of earnings is early, regular and high; but it tends to overhang now and then. This can result in smaller fruits.
Web links
- Obsthof Krumbein page with descriptions of varieties
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b sweet cherry. (No longer available online.) In: Elbe-Obst. Formerly in the original ; accessed on February 11, 2018 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
