Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium) IEDZĒNU DZELTENAIS

Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium) 'Iedzēnu Dzeltenais'

A rare Latvian variety with yellow fruits and a very good flavour.

'Iedzēnu Dzeltenais' is an extremely rare Latvian sweet cherry variety with vigorous growth. It produces medium-sized yellow fruits with a very good, sweet, and aromatic flavour. It is high-yielding, but the fruits are prone to cracking in rainy weather.

Main advantages of the variety:

• High yield.
• Very good, sweet, and aromatic flavour (rating 4.6/5).
• Partially self-fertile.
• Good disease resistance.
• An extremely rare variety.

Origin and Registration

• Country of origin: Latvia
• Breeder: Information not available.
• Institution: Information not available.
• Crossing: Information not available.
• Registration: Information not available.

Variety Characteristics

Tree

• Growth: Vigorous.
• Crown: Pyramidal, partially upright, quite dense.
• Pollination: Partially self-fertile.

Fruit

• Size and weight: Medium-sized, with a weight of 4.5 – 5 g.
• Shape and colour: Oblate, with a distinct suture. The colour is yellow.
• Flesh and juice: The flesh is creamy-white, juicy, and firm. The juice is colourless.
• Flavour: Very good, sweet with a mild acidity, aromatic (rating 4.6/5).

Resistance and Requirements

• Frost resistance: Good (medium).
• Disease resistance: Good.
• Cracking resistance: Cracks heavily in rainy weather.

Harvest and Storage

• Harvest time: Mid-late, second half of July.
• Yield: High.