Merton Bigarreau cherry
Heart-shaped. Firm, juicy, very good flavour, good quality. Stone small.
USDA identification images for Merton Bigarreau
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.
Parents and other ancestors of this variety
- Bigarreau Napoleon (parent)
Visitor reviews
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United States
- Anton in Pittsboro, NORTH CAROLINA
United Kingdom
- Reach Community Orchard in Cambridge,
- Dave Hoare in HADDENHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Origins
- Species: Prunus avium - Sweet cherry
- Originates from: United Kingdom
Identification
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Period of origin: 1900 - 1949
- Fruit colour: Black
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Popularity: Rarely grown
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
Using
- Picking season: Mid
- 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: Average
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Vigorous
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Growth habit: Upright
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Cherry incompatibility group: 2
Climate
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Other qualities
- Canker: Some susceptibility
- Fruit splitting: Very susceptible
Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Merton Bigarreau:
United Kingdom
England - south-east
- Merton Green Walk, Wimbledon
References
- Fruit Expert
Author: Hessayon