| Cultivar Name: |
Sweet September
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| Type |
Cherry |
| Patent |
Not Patented
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| Parentage |
Unknown; discovered as a mature tree about 45 years old.
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| Species |
Prunus avium
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| Usage |
Scion
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| Products |
Canning
Fresh Market
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| Taste |
Sweet
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| S Genotype |
S1S3 |
| CIG |
II |
| Yield |
High
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| Flesh Color |
yellowish to light red
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| Pit |
Cling
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| Ripening time |
0
weeks relative to
Bing
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| Self Compatible |
No - Not Self Compatible
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| Description |
Orig. in Orrville, Wayne county, Ohio, by V. Menno Gerber (R. 2, Orrville, Ohio, was born
the second son of Abraham Gerber, September
26, 1889. As a farmer, he specializes in fruit,
flower and shrub culture. His farm is located
two miles northwest of Kidron. June 5, 1913,
he was married to Anna Moser). Introd. in 1936. Assigned to Scarff's & Sons Nursery, New Carlisle, Ohio. Discovered in 1930; original tree about 45 years old in 1932.
Fruit: firm, sweet; medium size up to 3/4 inches in diam.; skin light to medium red, thin. Ripens late, last of August into September, keeps in good condition on tree for a long time; stem reddish.
Tree: very large; upright-spreading; branches smooth, dull reddish-brown with many lenticels; branchlets thick, long, dark reddish-brown; productive. |
| References |
- The Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit & Nut Varieties. Third Edition. 1997. ASHS Press, Alexandria, Virginia.
- Fruit, Berry and Nut Inventory. Third Edition. 2001. Seed Savers Exchange, Inc.
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Google Patents.
- 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
- Pmr1, a Genefor resistance to Powdery Mildw in Sweet Cherry, HortScience, 2002; Link
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No photos for this cultivar.
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