Sour Cherry (Prunus cerasus) NOTĖ

Sour Cherry (Prunus cerasus) 'Notė'

A self-fertile Lithuanian variety with high yield and excellent flavour.

'Notė' is a high-quality Lithuanian sour cherry variety, valued for its reliable combination of self-fertility, high and annual yield, and excellent flavour. The tree has less vigorous, low growth, which makes it suitable for smaller gardens. Thanks to its good resistance to frost (including spring frosts) and diseases, it is a reliable and productive variety.

Main advantages of the variety:

• High and annual yield.
• Excellent sweet-tart, aromatic flavour.
• Self-fertility.
• Good frost resistance, including resistance of flower buds to spring frosts.
• Resistance to moniliosis.
• Early entry into bearing.

Origin and Registration

• Country of origin: Lithuania
• Breeder: A. Lukoševičius
• Institution: Lithuanian Institute of Horticulture
• Crossing: ‘Vietinė rūgščioji’ × ‘Zhukovskaya’
• Registration: Included in the list of recommended varieties in Lithuania in 2001.

Variety Characteristics

Tree

• Growth: Less vigorous to medium-vigorous, low.
• Crown: Globular, dense.
• Pollination: It is self-fertile.

Fruit

• Size and weight: Medium to large, with a weight of 4 – 4.5 g.
• Shape and colour: Round-elliptical, dark red.
• Flesh: Dark red, firm, juicy.
• Flavour: Excellent, sweet-tart, aromatic.
• Stone: Medium-sized, easily separable from the flesh.
• Use: Versatile (fresh consumption, processing).

Resistance and Requirements

• Frost resistance: Good (down to -29 °C). Flower buds are resistant to spring frosts.
• Disease resistance: Resistant to moniliosis, moderately resistant to shot hole disease.
• Requirements: More demanding. Requires a sunny, sheltered location and fertile, well-drained soil.

Cultivation Recommendations

• To achieve the best yield and fruit quality, it is important to provide a sunny, sheltered location and high-quality, well-drained soil.

Harvest and Storage

• Harvest time: Mid-late to late (second half of July).
• Harvest characteristics: Ripens simultaneously. Dry scar.
• Yield: High and annual.
• Entry into bearing: Early, 2nd to 4th year after planting.
• Transportability: Good.