Merchant cherry
Good flavour.
Merchant cherry identification images
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USDA identification images for Merchant
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: Norfolk, United Kingdom
- Introduced: 1970s
- Developed by: Peter Matthews, John Innes Research Institute
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 2002-103
Identification
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Fruit colour: Black
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Popularity: Rarely grown
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
Using
- Picking season: Early
- 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: Average
- Flowering group: 2
- Pollinating others: Good
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Precocity: Precocious
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Cherry universal pollinator: Yes
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Cold hardiness (RHS): H6 (to -20C)
Other qualities
- Fruit splitting: Some susceptibility
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Merchant cherry trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Merchant cherry trees
References
- Fruit Expert
Author: Hessayon