Ebony Pearl cherry
Prunus aviumAn early mid-season sweet cherry, developed to be resistant to cracking.
USDA identification images for Ebony Pearl
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
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 2000
- Fruit colour: Red - dark
- Flower colour: White
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Fruit size: Large
Using
- Picking season: Early
- Keeping (of fruit): 1 week
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 2
- Pollinating others: Average
- Vigour: Slightly large
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Sunlight: Prefers full sun
- Cherry universal pollinator: No
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
- Fruit splitting: Some resistance
- Bacterial canker: Some resistance
Where to buy fresh fruit
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