Heart-shaped. Very firm, sweet, pleasant flavour, moderately juicy. Stone small. Grown commercially world-wide.
Van cherry identification images
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USDA identification images for Van
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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Tree register
United States
- Anton in Pittsboro, NORTH CAROLINA
- Bryan Houser in Elkton, MI
- Holly in REHOBOTH, MASSACHUSETTS
- James Nichols in La Luz, NEW MEXICO
- Joyce Ackerman in FLINT, MI
- Neyssa Hays in Yamhill, OREGON
United Kingdom
- Billy Auger in Hopton Wafers, SHROPSHIRE
Australia
- Neville in Tea Tree Gully, SA
Spring blossom records for this variety
2017 season
- 28th September 2017 - tree owned by Neville in Tea Tree Gully, Australia
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Origins
- Species: Prunus avium - Sweet cherry
- Parentage: Seedling of Empress Eugenie
- Originates from: BC, Canada
- Introduced: 1944
- Developed by: Summerland Research Station
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1979-199
Identification
- Country of origin: Canada
- Period of origin: 1900 - 1949
- Fruit colour: Red
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Popularity: Best sellers
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Alleles: 1
- Alleles: 3
Using
- Picking season: Mid
- 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: 3
- Pollinating others: Good
- Vigour: Vigorous
- Precocity: Precocious
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Cherry incompatibility group: 2
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 4 (-34C)
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Other qualities
- Fruit splitting: Some susceptibility
Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Van:
United States
Idaho
- BYU-Idaho Apple Orchard Museum, Rexburg
References
- Fruit Expert
Author: Hessayon