Hedelfingen cherry
Prunus aviumAn old European sweet cherry, which is well-suited to the North American climate and widely-grown.
Also known as
- Geante de Hedelfingen
- Hedelfingen Riesenkirsche
USDA identification images for Hedelfingen
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: Germany
- Period of origin: 1800 - 1849
- Fruit colour: Red / Black
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Fruit size: Average
- Alleles: 3
- Alleles: 5
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-3 days
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Dual purpose
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Average
- Vigour: Slightly large
- Precocity: Precocious
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
- Cherry universal pollinator: No
- Cherry incompatibility group: 7
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 5 (-29C)
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Good
- Fruit splitting: Some resistance
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Hedelfingen cherry trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
Hedelfingen cherry trees - Thomas Fruit Trees (EU) France
Hedelfingen cherry trees