[NAFEX] New cherries
Lon J. Rombough
lonrom at hevanet.com
Thu Jul 20 00:37:30 EDT 2006
The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva and
International Plant Management, Inc. have released two new processing
cherry varieties. For long-time cherry growers, these varieties might
have familiar names. Andersen, a stem-on cocktail cherry, is named
after Dr. Robert Andersen, a cherry breeder in Geneva who retired last
year. Andersen is a large, acidic cherry with a bright-pink blush and
resistance to bacterial canker. It is very well-suited for stem-on
shaker harvest. Meanwhile, Nugent is a yellow cherry with a spreading
tree that bears very heavily. Its namesake is Jim Nugent, coordinator
of Michigan State University’s Northwest Michigan Horticultural
Research Station. The cherry is an excellent pollinator with good crack
resistance. For more information on either of these cherries, call
800-424-2765.
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