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Details for: DPRU 58,
Prunus avium
(L.) L., 'Merton Heart'
Summary
Passport
Taxonomy
Other
Pedigree
IPR
Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Prunus avium
(L.) L.
Cultivar:
'Merton Heart'
Origin:
Donated – New York, United States
Maintained:
Natl. Germplasm Repository - Davis
Received by NPGS:
01 Jan 1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Prunus avium
(L.) L.
Cultivar:
'Merton Heart'
Origin:
Donated – New York, United States
Maintained:
Natl. Germplasm Repository - Davis
Received by NPGS:
01 Jan 1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Cutting
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Donated
1983.
New York, United States
Comment:
Donated to NCGR, Davis
Donor(s):
Way, Roger D., Cornell University
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Merton Heart'
Type: Cultivar name
DPRU 58
Type: Site identifier
Narrative
Type = Cherry. Per Brooks and Olmo (see citation): "Orig. in Merton Park, London, England, by the John Innes Institute. Introd. in 1947 in England and in the 1950's in the U.S....selected in 1930; tested as Merton 404. Fruit: large; heart-shaped; skin deep purplish crimson; ripens early, after Early Rivers and about 2 weeks before Napoleon; flesh dark red, juicy, meaty, flavor extremely rich. Tree: vigorous; very upright; markedly resistant to bacterial canker and blossom wilt; pollinated by Black Tartarian, Republican and Van."
Prunus avium
(L.) L.
Genus:
Prunus
Subgenus:
Cerasus
Section:
Cerasus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Amygdaleae
Nomen number:
29844
Place of publication:
Fl. suec. ed. 2, 165. 1755
Protologue link:
https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/idurl/1/11163
Verified:
03/03/2011
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Prunus cerasus
L. var.
avium
L.
Autonym(s)
Prunus avium
(L.) L. var.
avium
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cerasus avium
(L.) Moench
Cerasus avium
(L.) Moench var.
avium
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cerasus avium
(L.) Moench var.
aspleniifolia
G. Kirchn.
Cerasus avium
(L.) Moench var.
sylvestris
Ser.
Prunus avium
(L.) L. var.
aspleniifolia
(G. Kirchn.) H. Jaeger
Prunus avium
(L.) L. var.
sylvestris
(Ser.) G. Martens & Kemmler
Prunus macrophylla
Poir.
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
bird cherry
1
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
English
gean
1
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English
mazzard cherry
applies to wild populations
1
Little, E. L., Jr.
1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
English
sweet cherry
1
Little, E. L., Jr.
1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
English
wild cherry
1
Botanical Society of the British Isles.
BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
French
cerisier des oiseaux
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French
merisier
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German
Herzkirsche
2
Reichel, S.
1998. pers. comm.
Note:
re. German common names
German
Süßkirsche
2
Reichel, S.
1998. pers. comm.
Note:
re. German common names
German
Süßkirschenbaum
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German
Vogelkirsche
2
Erhardt, W. et al.
2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Italian
ciliegio
2
International Seed Testing Association.
1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
Japanese Rōmaji
seiyō-mizakura
2
Ohwi, J.
1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Portuguese
cerejeira
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish
cerezo
2
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Transcribed Chinese
ou zhou tian ying tao
as
Cerasus avium
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
Note:
=
Cerasus avium
(L.) Moench
Transcribed Korean
yangbeojnamu
2
Lee, Y. N.
1997. Flora of Korea.
Name
References
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Pathogens
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Citations
Brooks, R. M. & H. P. Olmo.
1972. Register of new fruit and nut varieties, 2nd ed. University of California Press, Berkeley, California. 191.
Number of accessions cited:
0
Pedigree
Description:
Bigarreau de Schrecken X Elton Heart
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
FLWR-FRUIT
Fruit Set
Presence of fruit on tree at time of ripening.
No
CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05
DPRU 58 0000A PL
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Date of First Flower
Date of full opening of first flower
3/14/2005
CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05
DPRU 58 0000A PL
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Date of First Flower
Date of full opening of first flower
3/20/2005
CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05
DPRU 58 0000A PL
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
Petal Fall
Date petals begin to dry and drop from tree
3/23/2005
CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05
DPRU 58 0000A PL
Not Available