Cultivar Name: |
Black Tartarian
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Type |
Cherry |
Synonyms |
'Black Tartan', 'Black Tart', 'Circassian', 'Circassian Black', 'Ronald’s Large Black Heart', 'Ronald's Heart', Fraser's Black Tartarian', 'Black Circassian', 'Tartarian'
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Patent |
Not Patented
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Species |
Prunus avium
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Usage |
Scion
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Products |
Fresh Market
Juice
Preserves
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Taste |
Sweet
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Chill Requirement |
700 chill hours required
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Bloom Time |
-3
days relative to Bing
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S Genotype |
S1S2 |
CIG |
I |
Yield |
High
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Flesh Color |
dark red
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Pit |
Freestone
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Ripening time |
-2
weeks relative to
Bing
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Self Compatible |
No - Not Self Compatible
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Pollinators |
Bing, Royal Ann, Stella, Van. Is in Pollination Group 'A'. Is the best pollinator for other dark sweet cherries.
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Description |
Was first introduced to England from Circassia, Russia in the late 1700s by a man named Hugh Ronalds. Originally called Ronald’s Large Black Heart, the dark, sweet cherries came to the US in the early 1800s and has been popular with gardeners ever since. It was
first introduced into America by William
Prince of Flushing, N.Y., early in the nineteenth
century. It is probably the most
widely disseminated sweet-cherry cultivar in
the world. Black Tartarian cherries grow best in moderate temperatures. It is an heirloom cultivar.
It is in Pollination Period I.
A small-medium heart shaped almost black fruit that is very soft with sweet, rich juicy flesh. This remarkably vigorous tree is an erect grower and immense bearer. Mainly used as a pollinizer for most cultivars. Excellent for home orchard. Old trees generally show canker, but vigor enables them to go on producing full crops. Cold hardy to U.S.D.A. Zones 5-7. |
References |
- Fruit, Berry and Nut Inventory. Third Edition. 2001. Seed Savers Exchange, Inc.
- Fowler Nursery Commercial Fruit and Nut Tree Variety Descriptions. Link
- Sierra Gold Nurseries Variety Descriptions. Link
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- Dave Wilson Nursery. Link
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- Growing Temperate Tree Fruit and Nut Crops
in the Home Garden and Landscape, UC Publication; Link
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Henderson Luelling and Seth Lewelling; Link
- Sweet Cherries
Production, Marketing, and Processing, USDA, Link
- Genetic Diversity and Relatedness of Sweet Cherry (Prunus Avium L.) Cultivars Based on Single Nucleotide Polymorphic Markers, Table 1 shows presumed parentage, origin and CIG status, Frontiers in Plant Science 2012; 3:116; Link
- Cherry Harvest Calendar for California, PickYourOwn.org; Link
- Orange Pippin; Link
- UC Davis Fruit & Nut Research & Information; Link
- Growing Cherries in Virginia, Virginia Tech; Link
- Arbor Day Foundation, can search multiple fruit tree cultivars in search box; Link
- RosBREED, Hosted at Mainlab Bioinformatics, Washington State University · Copyright © 2010-2017, CLICK ON LIVE LINK, 'functional genotype list'; Link
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