Details for: PI 212490, Prunus avium (L.) L., 'Merton Premier'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Prunus avium (L.) L.

Cultivar:

'Merton Premier'

Origin:

Developed – England, United Kingdom

Maintained:

Natl. Germplasm Repository - Davis

Received by NPGS:

26 Jan 1954

PI Assigned:

1954

Form Received:

Cutting

Life Form:

Tree

Life Habit:

Tree

Inventory Volume:

162
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Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Budwood	3 count		DPRU 4 0000A PL

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Prunus avium (L.) L.

Cultivar:

'Merton Premier'

Origin:

Developed – England, United Kingdom

Maintained:

Natl. Germplasm Repository - Davis

Received by NPGS:

26 Jan 1954

PI Assigned:

1954

Form Received:

Cutting

Life Form:

Tree

Life Habit:

Tree

Source History

Developed

1947.
England, United Kingdom

Developer(s):

Crane, M.B., John Innes Horticultural Institution

Donated

26 January 1954.
Sweden

Donor(s):

Lenander, E., Statens Tradgardsforsok

NEAR 20 April 1982.
Montana, United States
Comment: Donated to NCGR-Davis. Rootstock: Mahaleb Cherry. Date grafted: April 19, 1982.
13 September 1982.
Montana, United States
Comment: Donated to NCGR, Davis; three trees received
Donor(s):

Callan, Nancy W., Montana State University

Accession Names and Identifiers

'Merton Premier'

Type: Cultivar name

DPRU 4

Type: Site identifier

Narrative

Type = Cherry. Per Olmo and Brooks: "Orig. in Merton Park, London, England, by M.B. Crane, John Innes Institute. Introd. in 1947 in England, in the early 1950's in Canada, and in 1954 in the U.S. as P.I. 212490. Emperor Francis X Bedford Prolific; selected in 1930; tested as Merton 418. Fruit: large; round; skin deep crimson purple; flavor very good. Tree: moderately vigourous; upright."

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	Availability
CHEMICAL	BRIX	Soluble solids in random sample of fruit juice.	18	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 4 0000A PL
FLWR-FRUIT	Flesh Color	Predominant color of flesh at ripeness.	3 - Red (Van)	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 4 0000A PL
FLWR-FRUIT	Fruit Length	Length of fruit measured in mm.	24	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 4 0000A PL
FLWR-FRUIT	Fruit Set	Presence of fruit on tree at time of ripening.	Yes	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 4 0000A PL
FLWR-FRUIT	Fruit Set	Presence of fruit on tree at time of ripening.	Yes	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 4 0000B PL	Not Available
FLWR-FRUIT	Fruit Shape	Typical shape of ripe fruit from frontal view.	1 - Kidney-shaped (Van Moreau)	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 4 0000A PL
FLWR-FRUIT	Fruit Size	Relative size of fruit.	5 - Medium (Early Rivers, Hedelfinger)	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 4 0000A PL
FLWR-FRUIT	Color of Flower Petals	Typical color of fully expanded flower blossom.	White	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 4 0000B PL	Not Available
FLWR-FRUIT	Skin Color	Dominant color of fully ripe skin (particularly when blush is not present)	5 - Wine red (Schneiders Spate Knorpel, Van)	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 4 0000A PL
FLWR-FRUIT	Fruit Width (widest)	Width of fruit measured in mm. from cheek to cheek (widest).	26	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 4 0000A PL
FLWR-FRUIT	Fruit Width (narrowest)	Width of fruit measured in mm. from dorsal to ventral sides (narrowest).	20	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 4 0000A PL
FLWR-FRUIT	Suture Depth	Level of penetration of suture towards fruit pit cavity.	0	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 4 0000A PL
PHENOLOGY	Date of First Flower	Date of full opening of first flower	3/12/2005	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 4 0000A PL
PHENOLOGY	Date of First Flower	Date of full opening of first flower	3/18/2005	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 4 0000A PL
PHENOLOGY	Date of First Flower	Date of full opening of first flower	3/18/2005	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 4 0000B PL	Not Available
PHENOLOGY	Date of First Flower	Date of full opening of first flower	3/9/2005	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 4 0000B PL	Not Available
PHENOLOGY	Petal Fall	Date petals begin to dry and drop from tree	3/21/2005	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 4 0000A PL
PHENOLOGY	Petal Fall	Date petals begin to dry and drop from tree	3/21/2005	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 4 0000B PL	Not Available
PHENOLOGY	Date of Ripeness	Date first fruit ripens	5/4/2005	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 4 0000A PL
PHENOLOGY	Date of Ripeness	Date first fruit ripens	5/4/2005	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 4 0000B PL	Not Available
QUALITY	Firmness of flesh	Firmness of flesh.	5 - Medium (Annonay, Jaboulay)	CHERRY.CHAR.WEO.05	DPRU 4 0000A PL