| Cultivar Name: |
Compact Stella
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| Type |
Cherry |
| Synonyms |
'Stella 35B-11', 'Dwarf Stella', 'Stella, Compact', '2C-27-19'
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| Patent |
Not Patented
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| Parentage |
‘Compact Stella’ (S3 S4m) (Lapins, 1975) originated as a mutant with semidwarf growth habit through 4 kR of X-rays irradiation of dormant scions of self-compatible ‘Stella’ (S3 S4m) cherry (Lapins, 1970). The irradiation was done by the Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, Long Island, N.Y., USA in 7964.
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| Species |
Prunus avium
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| Usage |
Scion
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| Products |
Canning
Dried
Freezing
Fresh Market
Juice
Preserves
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| Taste |
Sweet
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| Chill Requirement |
600 chill hours required
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| S Genotype |
S3S4m |
| CIG |
Unknown |
| Yield |
High
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| Flesh Color |
dark red
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| Pit |
Semi-freestone
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| Ripening time |
+1
weeks relative to
Bing
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| Self Compatible |
Yes - Self Compatible
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| Pollinators |
Compact Stella is self-fruitful
and has been successfully inter-crossed
with Chinook, Larmbert, Van, and
nine unnamed sweet cherry selections. The average pollen
stainability has been recorded as follows:
Compact Stella 70%, Stella '72%, and Lambert
63%.
Compact Stella’ is a universal pollinator but rejects both S3
and S4
-pollen tube growth in the style (Lapins, 1975).
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| Description |
Compact Stella was introduced by the Canada Agricultural Research Station, Summerland, British Columbia about 1973. The selection, Stella 35B-11, was selected at Summerland in 1966 and was tested in the Summerland orchards during the late 1960's to early 1970's. The trees had a dwarfing height and annual heavy crops.
1980, Robert A. Norton brought the Compact Stella to Washington State University to observe during the '80's. The cultivar was then cleaned of virus but found Little Cherry Virus in plants that remained dwarf. Washington nurserymen continued to seek a heavy production cultivar without a virus. About 1988, the L. E. Cooke Co received budwood from an eastern Washington nursery, a personal friend.
L.E. Cooke's first trees grew differently but two were very compact and had heavy production.
L.E. Cooke sent budwood from these dwarf trees back to USDA to certify virus clean.
Sets fruit young with heavy, consistent crops. Compact Stella has been a major seller in
the mild winter areas. Hard in Zones 5-9.
Reversion to standard tree form occurs readily so strict pruning is required to maintain a compact form.
The fruit is resistant to cracking and doubling and appears to be less affected by many problems associate with rain near harvest time compared to other cultivars.
It is self fertile, medium-large, heart-shaped dark red fruit, firm, sweet dark red flesh with good flavor and texture. The tree is a small grower but still out-produces regular Stella and many other cultivars. Genetic dwarf tree grow 7-9' tall, 40-60% of standard size. The tree fruits a little later than Stella. |
| References |
- Fruit, Berry and Nut Inventory. Third Edition. 2001. Seed Savers Exchange, Inc.
- L.E. Cooke Co. Fruit and Nut Tree Variety Descriptions. Link
- J. AMER. SOC. HORT. SCI., Molecular Typing of S-alleles through Identification,
Characterization and cDNA Cloning for S-RNases in
Sweet Cherry; Link
- FLOWERING TIME AND INCOMPATIBILITY GROUPS – CULTIVAR
COMBINATION IN COMMERCIAL SWEET CHERRY
(Prunus avium L.) ORCHARDS, Fruit Research Institute, Cacak, Serbia; Link
- RosBREED, Hosted at Mainlab Bioinformatics, Washington State University · Copyright © 2010-2017, CLICK ON LIVE LINK, 'functional genotype list'; Link
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