Bigarreau Gaucher cherry
Roundish. Quite firm. Good flavour. Fruit transports well.
USDA identification images for Bigarreau Gaucher
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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Origins
- Species: Prunus avium - Sweet cherry
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 2002-094
Identification
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Period of origin: 1900 - 1949
- Fruit colour: Black
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Popularity: Best sellers
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-3 days
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Experienced
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Good
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Vigorous
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Growth habit: Upright
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Cherry universal pollinator: Yes
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Poor
- Canker: Very susceptible
- Fruit splitting: Very susceptible
Where to buy fresh fruit
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