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Stone Fruits Apricots | Peaches | Nectarines | Cherries (Sweets , Tarts , Pollination Groups ) | Plums ( Plum Varieties , Plum Rootstocks ) TART CHERRIES MONTMORENCY The standard pie cherry of North America. Bright red skin, yellow flesh, colorless juice -- an "amarelle". current availability METEOR Similar to Montmorency but somewhat larger fruit -- bright red skin, yellow flesh, clear juice. A very winter-hardy selection from University of Minnesota. Ripens about 5 days after Monts. Tree is somewhat less vigorous than Montmorency. Not budded for 2011 NORTHSTAR Another Minnesota introduction, Northstar is a morello-type -- dark red skin, dark red flesh and dark red juice. Fruits are about the same size as Monts. Harvest should be delayed until fruit is ripe -- about 12 days after Montmorency. Natural semi-dwarf tree. current availability SUREFIRETM First tart cherry introduction from the Geneva station. Larger fruit than Montmorency, not quite as heavy production. Tree is more open, much easier to pick; good for the PYO trade. Matures about 2 weeks after Montmorency. It was released because of its red-fleshed fruit, high quality, and very late bloom time. $1.25 Royalty to Cornell. current availability
DANUBEŽ (ERDI BOTERMO) An exciting red-juiced type from the breeding program in Hungary. Dark red skin, dark red flesh, dark red juice. High sugar content -- designed for eating fresh, "out of hand". Not as winter hardy as Montmorency. ROYALTY $1.25. current availability JUBILEUMŽ Another red-juiced, red-fleshed dessert variety from Hungary, just released in the US through Michigan State University. High sugar with fine acid balance. ROYALTY $1.25. current availability SUMADINKA. Old Russian red-juiced variety. Similar to NorthStar. Very hardy. current availability |