Sweet cherry tree named ‘IFG Cher-one’

Abstract

This invention is a new and distinct sweet cherry variety denominated ‘IFG Cher-one’. The new sweet cherry is characterized by producing very large dark red kidney shaped fruits having broad shoulders and flat to round base. Fruits ripen early about three days ahead of the ‘Brooks’ variety.

Description

[0001]Latin name of the genus and species claimed: Prunus avium. [0002]Variety denomination: ‘IFG Cher-one’.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The new and distinct sweet cherry tree described and claimed herein originated from open pollinated seeds collected in May 2001, from a sweet cherry tree designated as ‘10-1’ growing in a commercial orchard of the ‘Brooks’ variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,676) growing near Delano, Kern County, Calif. The seeds were stratified, germinated and the resulting seedlings were planted in a field located near Delano, Kern County, Calif. in April 2002. The present variety of sweet cherry tree was selected as a single plant in May 2005 and was first asexually propagated in January 2006 by grafting onto a tree of ‘Belle de Planchoury’ (not patented), itself being grafted on Prunus mahalab rootstock. It was subsequently propagated directly onto Prunus mahalab rootstock by chip budding in April 2007. These propagules were found to reproduce true-to-type by as...

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Benefits of technology

The present variety of avocados is a new variety that matures faster, is larger, and has better color compared to other varieties. It also has a lower requirement for chilling and produces fewer unmarketable fruits. This variety has been developed through a breeding program using a pollenizer tree designated as "10-1".

Problems solved by technology

Such climates provide enough cold winter temperatures to allow normal growth to resume in the spring and summer temperatures that are low enough not to induce production of unmarketable double or spurred fruit, but it limits the seasonality that cherries are available.

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