| Cultivar Name: |
Utah Giant
|
| Type |
Cherry |
| Synonyms |
LSB-88
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| Patent |
Not Patented
|
| Parentage |
open pollinated seedling of Napa Long Stem Bing
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| Species |
Prunus avium
|
| Usage |
Scion
|
| Products |
Canning
Culinary
Fresh Market
|
| Taste |
Sweet
|
| Chill Requirement |
800 chill hours required
|
| Bloom Time |
Zero
days relative to Bing
|
| Flesh Color |
dark red
|
| Pit |
Semi-freestone
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| Ripening time |
-1
weeks relative to
Bing
|
| Self Compatible |
No - Not Self Compatible
|
| Pollinators |
Lambert, Sweet Ann, Black Tartarian, Stella, Van
|
| Description |
Orig. in Logan, Utah, by U.S. dept. of Agriculture (USDA) and Utah Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1981. Selected by Bryce Wadley, formerly with USDA; tested as LSB-88 by Sherman V. Thompson, Utah State Univ. They were
tested for resistance to X disease by
grafting infected buds into trees grown
on Mahaleb rootstocks.
Evaluations for disease were made one
year later. The Angela and Sweet Ann
cultivars have not shown any disease in
inoculated trees nor any natural spread.
Utah Giant has moderate resistance,
since occasional plants have become
infected when bud inoculated. Growers
can use the highly resistant cultivars to
replace missing or diseased trees in an
orchard with X disease or as starting
stock in a geographical area where X
disease is endemic. Fruit: sweet; larger and firmer than Bing or Lambert; shape and stem length resemble Van; skin mahogany-colored; flesh sweet, firm, flavor outstanding, more flavorful than Bing or Lambert, sets in large clusters; pit medium size; sets heavy in normal years, but susceptible to early frosts, often sets in large clusters; does not double; fruit splitting similar to Bing. Very short stem. Severe cracking observed in N.Y. trials. Tree: only slightly damaged by severe winters of 1972 and 1978; blooms with Bing, 5-7 days before Angela or Star. The fruit retains firmness, flavor and color throughout processing. Ripens mid-season. Hardy to U.S.D.A. Zone 5-9.
In DWN formal taste tests, Utah Giant has been one of the most consistently high-scoring cultivars, per the 2014 DWN Fruit Tasting Report. |
| 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.
- Sierra Gold Nurseries Variety Descriptions. Link
- L.E. Cooke Co. Fruit and Nut Tree Variety Descriptions. Link
- Burchell Nursery Fruit and Nut Tree Varieties. Link
- Dave Wilson Nursery. Link
- SWEET AND TART CHERRY VARIETIES:
DESCRIPTIONS AND CULTURAL RECOMMENDATIONS, New York's Food and Life Sciences Bulletin, 1989; Link
- Pmr1, a Genefor resistance to Powdery Mildw in Sweet Cherry, HortScience, 2002; Link
- Orange Pippin; Link
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No photos for this cultivar.
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