Chelan cherry
| Chelan cherry | |
|---|---|
| Genus | Prunus |
| Species | Prunus avium |
| Hybrid parentage | Stella×Beaulieu |
| Cultivar | Chelan |
| Origin | Prosser, WA |
TheChelancherry is acultivarofcherry.It is a hybrid of theStellaandBeaulieuvarieties first developed inProsser, Washington.[1]
Cultivar history
[edit]The Chelan cultivar was developed in Prosser, Washington, by Thomas Toyama and Ed Proebsting, affiliated with theUniversity of Washington.The cross was made in 1971 and selected in 1978.[2]
Plant facts
[edit]The Chelan cherry tree grows inUSDA Zone5,[3]and isself-incompatible.[4]It is a vigorous and early-bearing tree; with the fruit ripening about 10-12 days earlier thanBing cherries,[1]it is the earliest of the sweet cherries grown in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.[5]The fruit exhibits superior cracking resistance, and the trees appear to be resistant topowdery mildew,but many of the trees produced in the 1990s were infected withprune dwarf virus.[6]
Growing regions
[edit]Apart from the US Pacific Northwest, Chelan cherries are grown in Canada[7]and Australia.[8]
References
[edit]- ^abWashington State University Tree Fruit
- ^"Register of New Fruit and Nut Varieties, List 41"HortScience Vol. 37(2), April 2002, pg. 253
- ^"Utah State University Extension".Archived fromthe originalon 2019-06-16.Retrieved2018-07-23.
- ^Washington State University Tree Fruit
- ^"Oregon State University Extension"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2018-07-23.Retrieved2018-07-23.
- ^Northwest Nursery Improvement Institute
- ^British Columbia Tree Fruit Production Guide
- ^Cherry Growers Australia
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