Cultivation
Prunus avium (L.) L.
The primary intended use of sweet cherry, requiring high commercial quality, flesh firmness, and fruit integrity with the stem attached. Fresh market varieties are classified into tender guigne types and firm, transportable bigarreau types.
In the reference 330 varieties crop Sweet cherry, where this is mentioned in the description.
For sweet cherry breeding, the classification into two varietal types based on flesh structure is key. Guigne-type varieties possess tender, juicy flesh suitable for dessert use but have poor transportability. Bigarreau-type varieties are distinguished by firm, cartilaginous flesh, making them the priority for commercial production and retail distribution.
Fruit quality for the fresh market is determined by integrity, the absence of damage, and the presence of a fresh stem, which prevents spoilage and infection. Organoleptic evaluation depends on sugar content, with dark-colored varieties often perceived as having a richer flavor, while light-colored ones are perceived as more delicate.
The specifics of the crop lie in its high sensitivity to mechanical damage and ethylene produced by other fruits, which requires special storage conditions. Sweet cherry is a perishable product with a short season; therefore, unlike sour cherry, it is oriented exclusively toward immediate consumption.
General information about the subject — on the page Fresh market use.
Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
SYuBAROVA E'MMA PETROVNA / SULIMOVA RAISA MITROFANOVNA / VYShINSKAYa MARIYa IVANOVNA / ZhUK VANDA STANISLAVOVNA
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Sandor Brozik - János Apostol
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
OREHOVA VALENTINA PETROVNA / ZDRUJKOVSKAYa ANTONINA IOSIFOVNA / TARASYuK GALINA MIHAJLOVNA / LUKIChYoVA LYuBOV' ALEKSEEVNA
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Kalju Kask 50%, Johan Eichfeld 50%
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Heljo Jänes 100%
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Estonian University of Life Sciences Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Polli Horticultural Research Centre
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
VÝZKUMNÝ A ŠLECHTITELSKÝ ÚSTAV OVOCNÁŘSKÝ HOLOVOUSY s.r.o. (CZ)
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Kalju Kask 100%, Estonian Univerity of Life Sciences Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Polli Horticultural Research Centre, Polli, Karksi-Nuia, 69108, Viljandimaa, Estonia
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Kalju Kask 100%
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Kalju Kask 100%
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Kalju Kask 100%
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Maillard Arsene / Maillard Laurence
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Paul Argot (FR)
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
PETRE LUDOVICCORNEANU GELU
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry
VÝZKUMNÝ A ŠLECHTITELSKÝ ÚSTAV OVOCNÁŘSKÝ HOLOVOUSY s.r.o. (CZ)
Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry