Prunus domestica 'AU-Cherry'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
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Cultivation

Origin: at Auburn, Ala., by J.D. Norton, Auburn Univ. Introd. in 1988. Parents are siblings of double backcross of Starcher No. 1 (a native selection at least partly Prunus angustifolia) to Methley; cross made in 1965; selected in 1975; tested as Methley C-50. Tree: Fruit: small; skin dark red; flesh dark red, moderately firm. good quality. Ripens with Santa Rosa and up to 10 days later. Resistant to bacterial spot, bacterial canker and black knot; tolerant of plum leaf scald. Chilling requirement 700 to 750 h. Adapted to the humid Southeast for local sales and backyard growers. Flowers large, self-infertile; blooms about with Santa Rosa.
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Germination duration (days) 120 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Minimum temperature (C°) -25
Optimum temperature (C°) 18 - 33
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Synonyms

Prunus domestica 'AU-Cherry'