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NewCherryVarieties,PearlSeriesandMore

LynnE.LongOregonStateUniversity

VarietyTrial

• Established1996• Evaluated150+• Cultivars&selections• PotentialcandidatesforPNWindustry

• ThankstoMikeOmegandOmegFamilyOrchards

NewVarietyAttributes

• GreatestInterest– Earlyorverylate

• 10-12daysbeforeBing• AfterSweetheart

– Goodshippingpotential• China• Japan• Korea

– Large(9.5row+)– Firm– Raincrackresistant– Flavorful

RelativeHarvestTimingforRedandBlushVarieties

EarlyRobin RadiancePearl Rainier15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14Chelan

RoyalHazelSantina

BlackPearlSuiteNote

BurgundyPearlSamba

BingEbonyPearl

SkeenaRoyalHelenRoyalEdie

FruitSizeofSelectVarieties

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Chelan RoyalHazel Santina BlackPearl SuiteNote BurgundyPearl

Samba Bing Skeena RoyalHelen RoyalEdie RadiancePearl

Rainier

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AveragePittingPercentageofSelectVarieties2013-2016

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2014-2016AverageCrackingPercentageofSelectVarieties

RoyalHazel• Zaiger Genetics• 500Chillinghours• Firstbloom7daysbeforeBing

• Fruitset- 2013-2016Heavy

• Excellent,strongsweet/acidflavor

• ShapedlikeSkeena• RoyalLynnorRoyalLeeaspollinizers

Harvest timing days +/-Bing

Size (mm)

Firm. (g/mm)

PFRF(g)

Cracking potential 2014-2016(36% Skeena)

Pitting 2013-2016(Bing 2.7)

-10 days

30.2464% 9 row +

335 1294 14% 2.74

Santina• Verylarge• Early• Flavorisfairtogood• Tart/sweetbutweak• VerypopularinChile• SomeWAgrowers

disillusioned• Noseendcrackaccentuated

byrain• Moderate-Lightproduceron

Mazzard• Beingplantedasalternativeto

Tieton• Self-fertile+2days


Size (mm)

Firm. (g/mm)

PFRF(g)



-7 days 30.671% 9 row

320 1125 32% 2.74

BlackPearl• CornellUniversity• Earliestripeningof“Pearl”

series• 1st releasesdevelopedfor

westcoastcherryindustry(export)

• >flavorSantinaorTieton• Mediumstrongtaste• Sweetwithniceacidbalance• Veryfirmtocrunchy• Someraincrackresistance• Heavyproducer• Bloomsmid-earlyS4S13 –

Chelan,Samba


Size (mm)

Firm. (g/mm)

PFRF(g)



- 7 days

30.6770% 9 row

365 1110 7% 2.4

SuiteNote

• 2012releasebySVCSummerland,BC

• 5daysbeforeBing• Large• Excellent,strongsweet/acid

flavor• Storeswell• Growingfor>10years• Moderatetoheavyproduction• Bloomslate+8days• Self-sterile(Benton)


Size (mm)

Firm. (g/mm)

PFRF(g)



-5 days 30.6(67 % 9 row)

310 1015 13% 2.58

BurgundyPearl• CornellUniversity• RipensjustbeforeBing• Saidtobe“resistantto

bacterialcanker”• Crunchyfirm• Mildsweet/acidflavor• Lackstang• Moderate-heavyproducer• S3S4 allele– Chelan,Samba Harvest

timing days +/-Bing

Size (mm)

Firm. (g/mm)

PFRF (g)



-4.5 days

31.282% 9 row

359 909 17% 2.73

EbonyPearl• CornellUniversity• RipenswithBing• Verylarge• Saidtohave“good

resistancetocanker”• Excellent,strongflavor• Mostlysweetbutnice

tang• Skinandfleshbothdark• S1S4 allele– Bing,Black

Pearl,BurgundyPearlpossiblepollinizers


Size (mm)

Firm. (g/mm)

PFRF (g)



+ 1.5 days

32.094% 9 row

293 1120 7% 2.75

• CzechRepublic• About1weekafterBing• Excellentfruitsize– 100%

29.8mmandlarger• Excellentfirmness– 412

g/mm• Tastedwatery–

impressionofsoftcherry• 4weeksinstorage– skin

verywrinkled• Pittingprominent• Noluster


Size (mm)

Firm. (g/mm)

PFRF (g)

Rain cracksuscept

+ 7days

32.6100% 9 row +

412 1040 10% natural

Tamara

RoyalHelen

• Zaiger Genetics• Verylarge• Veryfirm• Reginatiming• Goodflavormedium

strongwithmeatytexture

• Mildsweet/acidbalance• Someraincrackingresist.• PollinatewithBlackPearl

orBurgundyPearl


Bloom timing +/-Bing

Size (mm)

Firm. (g/mm)



+ 13 days

+2 32.48.5 row (36% 8 row +)

370 17% 3.0

RoyalEdie

• Zaiger Genetics• Verylarge• Veryfirm• Reginatiming• Somewhatmildflavor• Verymeaty• Crunchy• PollinatewithBlackPearlorBurgundyPearl


Bloom timing +/- Bing

Size (mm)

Firm. (g/mm)



+ 13 days

+2 31.58.5 row (80% 9 row +)

371 15% 2.71

Riker• Superlate(withStaccato)

• Strongflavor• Goodsweet/acidbalance

• Verycrunchy• Verylowraincracking• PollinatewithSkeena



Size (mm)

Firm. (g/mm)

PFRF (g)

Rain cracksuscept

Pitting 2013-16 (Bing 2.7)

+ 27days

+3-4 days

30.984% 9 row

358 937 4% soak6% natural

2.86

EarlyRobin• DiscoveredinaRainier

blockinWashington• Allowsspreadofblush

harvest• Verysweet– littleacid• Goodfirmnessandsize• Lowproductivity• Self-infertileS1S3

Harvest timing days +/-Rainier


Size (mm)

Firm. (g/mm)

PFRF (g)



-13 to -17

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+1 25.6 to 31.3

28.9

246 to 389

311

901 to 1015

958

31% 2.62

RadiancePearl• CornellUniversity• EarlyRainiertype• Heavyproducer• Spreadingtreehabit• Moderatetogoodraincrackresistance

• Blooms+3S1S13 –EbonyPearl,Rainier Harvest

timing days +/-Rainier


Size (mm)

Firm. (g/mm)

PFRF (g)



-4.5 -3 32.088% 9 row

408 967 19% 2.3

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