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Type = Chery. Per The Cherries of New York: George Glass considered desirable in Middle West, but many in New York do not think highly of this variety. Of the Amarelle group but not of the same caliber as other varieties in the family (i.e. Early Richmond and Montmorencies). Its season is between Early Richmond and Montmorency. Compared to the standard Sour Cherry, fruit is smaller, sourer, less attractive in appearence and the trees are much less fruitful. Trees possibly more hardy. Origin uncertain, but possibly introduced into Iowa from northeastern Germany. Often confused with Brusseler Braune and Bessarabian. "Tree large, vigorous, upright-spreading, rather open, hardy, appears unproductive; trunk thick; branches thick, roughened, with numerous conspicuous, raised lenticels; leaves numerous, four inches long, two inches wide, obovate, thick, stiff, dark green; petiole three-fourths of an inch long, tinged with red, with a few hairs along the upper surface, with one or two small, globose, reddish-orange glands, usually at the base of the blade; buds intermediate in size and length; leaf-scars prominent; season of bloom intermediate; flowers one and one-fourth inches across; borne in dense clusters. Fruit matures in mid-season; three-fourths of an inch long, one inch wide, oblate, compressed; cavity deep; color light red changing to dark red; stem one and one-eighth inches long, adherent to the fruit; skin separating from the pulp; flesh yellowish-white; with abundant colorless juice, stringy, tender and melting, rather mild for a sour cherry; good to very good in quality; stone free, roundish or slightly oblate, plump, blunt, with smooth surfaces; ventral suture prominent."