Round-oblong. Very firm, very good flavour, juicy, good to very good quality. Stone medium, not free.
Noir de Guben cherry identification images
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USDA identification images for Noir de Guben
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.
Visitor reviews
- 05 Aug 2013 United KingdomGood flavour, properly black BUT contrary to some nursery descriptions it is NOT large, quite small but early for a black, seems to resist splitting better than some.
Tree register
United Kingdom
- Peter Revell in Hemel Hempstead, HERTS
Origins
- Species: Prunus avium - Sweet cherry
- Originates from: Hungary
Identification
- Country of origin: Germany
- Period of origin: 1900 - 1949
- Fruit colour: Black
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
Using
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 1 week
- Flavour quality: Good
- Cropping: Good
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Experienced
- Flowering group: 1
- Pollinating others: Good
- Vigour: Slightly large
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Cherry universal pollinator: Yes
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Warm 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: Some resistance
Where to buy fresh fruit
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References
- Fruit Expert
Author: Hessayon