Details for: DPRU 1539, Prunus avium (L.) L., 'Merton Bigarreau'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Prunus avium (L.) L.

Cultivar:

'Merton Bigarreau'

Origin:

Developed – England, United Kingdom

Maintained:

Natl. Germplasm Repository - Davis

Received by NPGS:

08 Feb 1989

Improvement Status:

Cultivated material

Form Received:

Cutting

Life Form:

Tree

Life Habit:

Tree

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Budwood	3 count		DPRU 1539 0000B PL

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Prunus avium (L.) L.

Cultivar:

'Merton Bigarreau'

Origin:

Developed – England, United Kingdom

Maintained:

Natl. Germplasm Repository - Davis

Received by NPGS:

08 Feb 1989

Improvement Status:

Cultivated material

Form Received:

Cutting

Life Form:

Tree

Life Habit:

Tree

Source History

Developed

1930.
England, United Kingdom
Comment: Originated in Merton Park, London, England by the John Innes Institute; introduced in 1947 in England and in the U.S. in the 1950's
Developer(s):

John Innes Institute

Donated

08 February 1989.
Oregon, United States
Comment: Donated to NCGR, Davis
Donor(s):

Kennedy, Todd, California Rare Fruit Growers

Accession Names and Identifiers

'Merton Bigarreau'

Type: Cultivar name

DPRU 1539

Type: Site identifier

Narrative

Type = Cherry. Per Brooks and Olmo (see citation): "Fruit large, round; skin deep mahogany red; flesh dark red, tender, meaty, flavor extremely rich; stem short; ripens in midseason; tree bears heavily and regularly, vigorous, very spreading, self-unfruitful, being pollinated by Black Tartarian, Republican, 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	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.

Annotations

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Study	Inventory
CHEMICAL	BRIX	Soluble solids in random sample of fruit juice.	21.6	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.10	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
CHEMICAL	TITRATABLE ACID	Titratable acidity of fruit as measured by chemical analysis.	1.1	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.10	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
CHEMICAL	MALIC ACID CONTENT	Malic acid content of fruit as measured by chemical analysis.	11.463	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.10	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
CHEMICAL	SUGAR CONTENT	Sugar content of fruit as measured by chemical analysis.	176.756	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.10	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
CHEMICAL	FRUCTOSE CONTENT	Fructose content of fruit as measured by chemical analysis.	50.044	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.10	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
CHEMICAL	GLUCOSE CONTENT	Glucose content of fruit as measured by chemical analysis.	79.515	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.10	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
CHEMICAL	SORBITOL CONTENT	Sorbitol content of fruit as measured by chemical analysis.	39.196	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.10	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
CHEMICAL	SUCROSE CONTENT	Sucrose content of fruit as measured by chemical analysis.	8.002	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.10	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
FLWR-FRUIT	Flesh Color	Predominant color of flesh at ripeness.	2 - Pink (Reverchon, Schneiders Spate Knorpel)	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.10	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
FLWR-FRUIT	Size of Flowers	Typical size of floral blossoms.	7	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
FLWR-FRUIT	Flower Shape	Appearance of floral corolla and shape of petals in corona.	Rosaceous to Campanulate	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
FLWR-FRUIT	Fruit Length	Length of fruit measured in mm.	22.07	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.10	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
FLWR-FRUIT	Fruit Set	Presence of fruit on tree at time of ripening.	Yes	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
FLWR-FRUIT	Fruit Shape	Typical shape of ripe fruit from frontal view.	2 - Flat-round (Burlat, Montmorency)	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.10	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
FLWR-FRUIT	Juice Color	Color of fruit juice when fully ripe.	2 - Red (Sam, Van)	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.10	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
FLWR-FRUIT	Color of Flower Petals	Typical color of fully expanded flower blossom.	White	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
FLWR-FRUIT	Skin Color	Dominant color of fully ripe skin (particularly when blush is not present)	4 - Vermilion (Montmorency, Ludwigs Fruhe)	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.10	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
FLWR-FRUIT	Fruit Width (widest)	Width of fruit measured in mm. from cheek to cheek (widest).	26.83	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.10	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
FLWR-FRUIT	Reflexing of Sepals	Tendency of floral sepals to reflex away from petals	Reflexed	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
FLWR-FRUIT	FRUIT WEIGHT	Weight of fruit measured in grams.	9.14	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.10	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
FLWR-FRUIT	FRUIT STEM LENGTH	Length of fruit stem measured in mm.	24.23	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.10	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
MORPHOLOGY	Flowers per Bud	Observed number of flowers emerging from single bud.	3	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
MORPHOLOGY	Sepal Color	Predominant color of mature sepals	Green-Red	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
PHENOLOGY	Date of First Flower	Date of full opening of first flower	3/14/2005	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
PHENOLOGY	Date of First Flower	Date of full opening of first flower	3/18/2005	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
PHENOLOGY	Leaf Emergence	Comparative timing of leaf emergence and bloom.	Before to same time as bloom	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
PHENOLOGY	Petal Fall	Date petals begin to dry and drop from tree	3/21/2005	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 1539 0000B PL
QUALITY	Firmness of flesh	Firmness of flesh.	7 - Firm (Hedelfinger, Van)	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.10	DPRU 1539 0000B PL