Variety profile
Sweet cherry ‚Hedelfinger Riesenkirsche’
Prunus avium · Rosaceae
- Ripening
- mittelspät
- Harvest
- Week 27 to 28
- Vigour
- stark
- Origin
- Deutschland
- Introduced
- 1850
- Self-fertile
- No
- Heritage variety
- Yes
- Use
- Tafel, Einmachen, Brennen
- Pollinator
- Burlat, Schneiders Spaete Knorpelkirsche, Sunburst, Lapins
- Rootstock
- Gisela 6, Colt, F12/1
- Disease resistance
- Platzfestigkeit: mittel
About this variety
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The Hedelfinger Riesenkirsche is an old Swabian classic and a robust, vigorously growing tree that still crops reliably in harsh locations. The dark red, firm bigarreau cherries ripen at the beginning of July and are popular both as a dessert cherry and for preserving. It is self sterile, but a good pollen donor itself; ‚Schneiders Späte Knorpelkirsche’ suits as a pollinator, for example.
Firm, crisp bigarreau flesh with a spicy, powerful sweetness. A down to earth all round cherry that you can snack on fresh or turn into preserves and kirsch.
Care and diseases
Soil, feeding, pruning, companion planting and diseases apply to every variety of this species alike. You will find the full guidance on the species page.
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