| Cultivar Name: |
Bing
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| Type |
Cherry |
| Patent |
Not Patented
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| Parentage |
Crossbred graft from the Black Republican in 1875 by horitculturalist Seth Lewelling and foreman Ah Bing.. Scientists at the RosBREED project announced in 2013 that they had finally determined the father cherry and pollen donor to be the 'Napoleon Bigarreau'. In Summary, 'Black Republican' x 'Napoleon Bigarreau'
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| Species |
Prunus avium
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| Usage |
Scion
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| Products |
Canning
Culinary
Freezing
Fresh Market
Shipping
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| Taste |
Sweet
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| Chill Requirement |
700 chill hours required
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| Bloom Time |
Zero
days relative to Bing
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| S Genotype |
S3S4 |
| CIG |
III |
| Yield |
High
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| Flesh Color |
purple
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| Pit |
Semi-freestone
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| Ripening time |
Zero
weeks relative to
Bing
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| Self Compatible |
No - Not Self Compatible
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| Pollinators |
Fowler Nursery reports best pollen source is Van. Other pollinzers are Black Tartarian, Brooks, Compact Stella, Craig's Crimson, Early Burlat, Garden Bing, Lapins, Rainier, Sam, Stella. 'Bing' , 'Lambert' and 'Royal-Ann'/'Napoleon' will not pollinate
each other. (They are intrasterile.) Is in same pollination period as Royal Anne
(Napolean),
Emperor,
Francis. In same CIG as Lambert, Royal Ann/Napolean, Star.
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| Description |
Originates from: United States. Accoridng to Wikipedia, The cultivar was created as a crossbred graft from the Black Republican cherry in 1875 by Oregon horticulturist Seth Lewelling and his Manchurian Chinese foreman Ah Bing, for whom the cultivar is named.
Ah Bing was reportedly born in China and immigrated to the U.S. in about 1855. He worked as a foreman in the Lewelling family fruit orchards in Milwaukie for about 35 years, supervising other workers and caring for trees. He went back to China in 1889 for a visit. Due to the restrictions of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 he never returned to the United States. Sources disagree as to whether Ah Bing was responsible for developing the cultivar, or whether it was developed by Lewelling and named in Bing's honor due to his long service as orchard foreman. Bing serves as industry's standard cherry. Large, firm, heart shaped, juicy fruit with red skin. Fruit color ranges from deep garnet to nearly black. Flavor Profile: sweet, acidic with excellent flavor, juicy, firm and crunchy Ripens early to mid-season, June in the Sacramento Valley and Mid June in Visalia, CA. Flavor/Texture: Sweet, rich flavor (17-19% fruit sugar)/Firm. Cold hardy to U.S.D.A Zone 5-8. Susceptible to both crinkle-leaf and deep suture disorders (Southwick and Uyemoto 1999). Cracks too much to plant in Michigan. Very susceptible to bacterial canker. Suggested rootstocks: Mazzard, Gisela 6 or 12/performs well on Zee Stem/Citation rootstock. Flowering group 3. |
| References |
- Fruit, Berry and Nut Inventory. Third Edition. 2001. Seed Savers Exchange, Inc.
- Fowler Nursery Commercial Fruit and Nut Tree Variety Descriptions. Link
- Duarte Nursery Link
- 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
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in the Home Garden and Landscape, UC Publication; Link
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- Varieties - Cherry, Washington State University; Link
- Pollination (Apple Pear Cherry), Washington State University; Link
- Identification of the S-genotypes of several sweet
cherry (Prunus avium L.) cultivars by AS-PCR and
pollination; Link
- Sweet cherry compatibility and timing chart; Link
- History of Fruit Growing in the Pacific Northwest
Henderson Luelling and Seth Lewelling; Link
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- J. AMER. SOC. HORT. SCI., Molecular Typing of S-alleles through Identification,
Characterization and cDNA Cloning for S-RNases in
Sweet Cherry; Link
- Sweet Cherries
Production, Marketing, and Processing, USDA, Link
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Sacramento Sacramento
March 1, 2009 March 1, 2009; Link
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and the Varieties that Fill These Needs ; Link
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Cultivars
for the
Fresh Market, OSU Ext., Link
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Link
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DESCRIPTIONS AND CULTURAL RECOMMENDATIONS, New York's Food and Life Sciences Bulletin, 1989; Link
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From Dormant to Fruit Set by P. J. Chapman and Gertrude A. Catlin, OrchardKeeper, New York State Ag. Expmt. Sta. Geneva; Link
- Arbor Day Foundation, can search multiple fruit tree cultivars in search box; Link
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