Details for: PI 554986, Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton, 'Early Black'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton

Cultivar:

'Early Black'

Origin:

Developed – Massachusetts, United States

Maintained:

National Clonal Germplasm Repository

Received by NPGS:

21 Nov 1985

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Plant

Life Form:

Vine

Life Habit:

Woody Vine

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Availability

This accession is not available. Contact site for status.

National Clonal Germplasm Repository

Request are accepted Sept. 1st - Nov. 30th; Ships Jan.- Mar.

Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)

Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton

Cultivar:

'Early Black'

Origin:

Developed – Massachusetts, United States

Maintained:

National Clonal Germplasm Repository

Received by NPGS:

21 Nov 1985

Improvement Status:

Cultivar

Form Received:

Plant

Life Form:

Vine

Life Habit:

Woody Vine

Source History

Developed

1857.
Massachusetts, United States
Comment: Oldest of named cranberry cultivars, originated in 1835
Developer(s):

Cahoon, Cyrus

Donated

21 November 1985.
Wisconsin, United States
Comment: Received from Stang to NCGR-Corvallis
Donor(s):

Stang, Elden J., University of Wisconsin

20 May 2004.
New Jersey, United States

Accession Group(s)

Group name: VACCINIUM: Cranberry
Note: Vaccinium macrocarpon representatives
To search for accessions in this group, click the following link. VACCINIUM: Cranberry

Accession Names and Identifiers

'Early Black'

Type: Cultivar name

Group: CRANBERRY

DUPL=741

Type: Site identifier

Group: OTHERNUM

other identifier

US88-18

Type: Site identifier

Group: OTHERNUM

other identifier

CVAC 502

Type: Site identifier

Group: LOCAL

Corvallis local number

CVAC 741

Type: Inventory

Narrative

Fruit is very early, berries 80-150 cupcount, color changes from pinkish white to red to nearly black when very ripe Although Cyrus Cahoon of Harwich, Massachusetts, commercialized this cultivar in 1857, its discovery was made by N. Robbins. The blckish red fruit ripens very early in the season; only Black Veil is known to ripen earlier. the glossy berries have no bloom, are medium to small (90 - 130 cup count), and pyriform in shape with a pointed stem end and a calyx end that is flat with medium-sized, flaring lobes. The firm fruit colors fairly well and keeps exceptionally well in storage. The vines of Early Black are slender and have small leaves that are light green in the summer and reddish in the winter. The plant produces many more uprights than it does runners and is considered a good producer. It is moderatly resistant to frost and is resistant to false blossom disease. Its earlieness, dark red color, and ability to roduce on many types of cranberry soil make Early Black the standard cultivar in the eastern United States. Paul Eck, 1990, The American Cranberry.

Discovered by N. Robbins. Commerciallized by Cyrus Calhoon of Harwich, Massachusetts in 1857

NAMED FOR= ripening season, color of fruit

Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton

Genus:

Vaccinium

Section:

Oxycoccus

Family:

Ericaceae

Subfamily:

Vaccinioideae

Tribe:

Vaccinieae

Nomen number:

41030

Place of publication:

Hort. kew. 2:13, t. 7. 1789

Verified:

01/14/2010 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Oxycoccus macrocarpos (Aiton) Pursh

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	American cranberry	1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English	cranberry	1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	large cranberry	1	Vander Kloet, S. P. 1996. Vaccinium. In: J. L. Luteyn et al., Ericaceae of the southeastern United States. Castanea 61:138.
French	canneberge à gros fruits	2	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
French	ronce d'Amérique	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	große Moosbeere	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Kranbeere	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	arándano americano	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	arándano trepador	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish	amerikanskt tranbär	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Annotations

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Study	Availability
DISEASE	PERCENT ROT	PERCENT ROT	0	VACCINIUM.MADISON.88	Not Available
GROWTH	GROWTH UPRIGHT	UPRIGHT GROWTH IN CENTIMETERS	5	VACCINIUM.MADISON.88	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	CUP COUNT	THE NUMBER OF BERRIES PER CUP	0.124	VACCINIUM.MADISON.88	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FRUIT WEIGHT	FRUIT WEIGHT IN GRAMS	1	VACCINIUM.MADISON.88	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLOWERS UPRIGHT	NUMBER OF UPRIGHT FLOWERS	3	VACCINIUM.MADISON.88	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	BERRIES UPRIGHT	NUMBER OF UPRIGHT BERRIES	1	VACCINIUM.MADISON.88	Not Available
PRODUCTION	YIELD PER ACRE	YIELD PER ACRE	0.18	VACCINIUM.MADISON.88	Not Available
PRODUCTION	FRUIT SET	PERCENT FRUIT SET	37	VACCINIUM.MADISON.88	Not Available