Firm, sweet, good flavour.
USDA identification images for Hudson
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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We don't have any registered trees for this variety yet. If you have a Hudson tree you can register it here.
Origins
- Species: Prunus avium - Sweet cherry
- Originates from: BC, Canada
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 1900 - 1949
- Fruit colour: Red / Black
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Flower size: Small
- Fruit size: Large
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 1 week
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Ripens over a period
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 5
- Pollinating others: Average
- Vigour: Vigorous
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Sunlight: Prefers full sun
- Cherry incompatibility group: 9
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 5 (-29C)
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Other qualities
- Brown rot: Some resistance
- Fruit splitting: Some resistance
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Hudson cherry trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
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Where to buy fresh fruit
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