Black Oliver cherry
Roundish to heart-shaped. Fairly soft, fibrous, juicy, fair to good quality.
Black Oliver cherry identification images
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USDA identification images for Black Oliver
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
- Originates from: Herefordshire, 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
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Flower size: Medium
- Fruit size: Average
Using
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-3 days
- Flavour quality: Good
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Average
- Vigour: Vigorous
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- 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: Average
- Fruit splitting: Very resistant
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Black Oliver cherry trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Black Oliver cherry trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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