| 0 | DPRU 1133 | BLACK EAGLE | Prunus avium (L.) L. | England, United Kingdom | | | Historic | 1987 | DEVELOPED | 1806 | | | | | Cultivar | Type = Cherry. Per Downing (see citation): "It ripens at the beginning of July. Fruit rather above medium size, borne in pairs and threes; obtuse heart-shaped. Skin deep purple, or nearly black. Stalk of medium length, and rather slender. Flesh deep purple, tender, with a rich, high flavoured juice, superiour to the Black Heart. Branches strong, with large leaves." Per Grubb (see citation): "Tree, rather erect when young, becoming spreading and somewhat drooping. No indication of susceptibility to Bacterial Canker." Per Barry (see citation): "Large, black, tender, juicy, rich and high flavored. Tree a rapid, stout grower and productive. Ripe beginning of July to the 15th. English." See also: 1) "Systematic Pomology" by Budo and Hansen, pg. 285 2)"The Cherries of New York" by U.P. Hedrick, pg. 137 3) "California Fruits: How to Grow Them" by Wickson, pg. 236. Accession same as DPRU 75. | 1011607 | DPRU 1133 |
| 1 | DPRU 626 | BELLE MAGNIFIQUE | Prunus ×gondouinii (Poit. & Turpin) Rehder | California, United States | | | Historic | 1986 | DONATED | 01/31/1986 | | | | | Cultivar | Type = Cherry. Deleted per CAC as pf 9/30/88 becuase it is a duplicate of DPRU 113. Per Barry (see citation): "A magnificent, large, red, late cherry; excellent for cooking, and fine for table when fully ripe, rather acid, tender, juicy, rich; tree is a slow grower, but a most profuse bearer; makes a fine dwarf or a pyramid on the mahaleb. - Last of July. French." | 1007630 | DPRU 626 |
| 2 | DPRU 104 | 'Black Heart' | Prunus avium (L.) L. | New York, United States | | | Historic | 1983 | DONATED | 1983 | | | | | Cultivar | Type = Cherry. Per The Fruit Garden (see citation): "An excellent old variety; rather large, black, tender, juicy and rich. Tree grows large, and is very prolific. - Beginning of July. French." Per Hedrick (see citation): "Tree large, very vigorous, tall, wide-spreading, productive...Leaves very large, oblong, waved, acuminate, nearly flat...Buds large, oval, pointed; season of bloom early or very early; flowers medium in size; petals roundish, imbricated. Fruit matures early, season long; large, obtuse-cordate, somewhat compressed; cavity broad; suture deep; surface somewhat irregular; color dark purple becoming black; stem one and three-fourths inches long, slender; skin slightly shrivelled; flesh dark red, firm to very firm becoming tender at full maturity, with abundant colored juice, sweet; good in quality; stone large, roundish-ovate; dorsal suture deep." Per Manual of Fruits (see citation): "Above medium, heart-shaped, rather irregular, compressed at the apex, dark purple, deep black when quite ripe; stalk an inch and a half long, slender; flesh half tender, rich, juicy, and sweet. Early in July." Per The American Fruit Culturist (see citation): "Medium or rather large, heart-shaped, slightly irregular; blackish crimson, becoming black; stalk an inch and a half long, moderately sunk; tender when ripe, with a high, 'very good' flavor. Season medium, or rather early. Productive and hardy; growth rather erect, or with diverging shoots." | 1002773 | DPRU 104 |
| 3 | DPRU 113 | Belle Magnifique | Prunus ×gondouinii (Poit. & Turpin) Rehder | New York, United States | DAV |  | | 1983 | DONATED | 1983 | | | | | Cultivar | Type = Cherry. Per The American Culturist (see citation): "Quite large, roundish, inclining to heart-shaped; color a fine rich red, portions of the surface often a lighter hue; stalk slender, nearly two inches long, cavity large; flavor rather mild for this class, fine, but not of the highest quality. One of the best late varieties, ripening about midsummer. Productive. Growth resembles that of the May Duke in form. French." Per The Fruit Garden (see citation): "A magnificent, large, red, late cherry; excellent for cooking, and fine for table when fully ripe, rather acid, tender, juicy, rich; tree is a slow grower, but a most profuse bearer; makes a fine dwarf or a pyramid on the mahaleb. Last of July. French." Low pollen viablity considered male sterile. | 1002956 | DPRU 113 |
| 4 | DPRU 116 | 'Carnation' | Prunus cerasus L. | New York, United States | | | Historic | 1983 | DONATED | 1983 | | | | | Cultivar | Type = Cherry. Per Hedrick (see citation): Tree medium in size, spreading, becoming drooping, not very productive...Leaves very numerous, four inches long, four inches long, two inches wide, folded upward, oval to obovate, thin; petiole two inches long, slender, dull red on the upper surface, with one or two large, reniform, reddish glands on the stalk. Buds small, short, obtuse, plump, free, arranged singly as lateral buds, or in small clusters on numerous, short spurs; season of bloom late; flowers white, one and one-fourth inches across...petals roundish-oval...Fruit matures in mid-season or later; three-fourths of an inch long, one inch in thickness, roundish-oblate, compressed; cavity deep, abrupt; suture indistinct; apex flattened or with a deep depression; color medium to dark red; dots numerous, small, russet, inconspicuous; stem one and one-half inches long, adherent to the fruit; skin tender, separating readily from the pulp; flesh yellowish-white, with abundant colorless juice, tender and melting, sprightly; of very good quality; stone free...". Per The Fruit Garden: "Large, light, red mottled with orange; tender, juicy, a little acid, rich, and excellent; tree is a good grower and a profuse bearer; makes a fine dwarf. - Middle and last of July." | 1003005 | DPRU 116 |
| 5 | DPRU 133 | 'Elton' | Prunus avium (L.) L. | England, United Kingdom | | | Historic | 1983 | DEVELOPED | 1896 | | | | | Cultivar | Type = Cherry. Per The American Fruit Culturist (see citation): "Large, pointed heart-shaped, somewhat oblong; pale yellow, blotched and shaded with red; stalk two inches long, slender; flesh firm, becoming rather tender, rich, high flavor; 'very good' Season medium. Not desirable for market because of its light color, tender flesh, and liability to rot, but excellent for home use. English. Rather tender in very severe climates." Per Hedrick (see citation): "Brown-rot...attacks this cherry more aggressively than any other sort...The tree...is a little tender to cold. Tree large, vigorous, upright-spreading, open-topped, very productive...Leaves numerous, five and one-half inches long, two and one half inches wide, folded upward, long-obovate to elliptical, thin; petiolee two inches long, heavily tinged with red, with a few scattering hairs along the upper surface, with from two to four reniform or globose, reddish-brown glands on the stalk. Buds large, long, pointed, plump, free, arranged singly as lateral buds and on very short spurs variable in size; mid-season in blooming; flowers one and one-half inches across, white... Fruit matures early; about one inch long, three fourths inch wide...skin thin, thender, separating from the pulp; flesh white with a tinge of yellow, with colorless juice, slightly stringy, tender, very mild, sweet; of good quality; stone free except along the ventral suture, one-half inch long, long-ovate." See also, The Cherry, pg. 194, ruit Growing in South Africa, pg. 186, and The Fruit Garden (see citation below). | 1003311 | DPRU 133 |
| 6 | DPRU 90 | 'Early Purple Guigne' | Prunus avium (L.) L. | New York, United States | | | Historic | 1983 | DONATED | 1983 | | | | | Cultivar | Type = Cherry. Per The Fruit Garden (see citation): "Small to medium in size, purple, tender, juicy and sweet. Growth slender and spreading. Ripe at same time as Bauman's May. French." | 1002503 | DPRU 90 |
| 7 | DPRU 95 | Early Richmond | Prunus cerasus L. | New York, United States | | | Historic | 1983 | DONATED | 1983 | | | | | Cultivar | Type = Cherry. Per Elliot's Fruit Book (see citation): "From Europe, but popular in the U.S. Probably the true Kentish, but often confused under that name with the Sour Pie Cherry, so continued to be known as Early Richmond. The tree belongs to the Morello class; grows about twenty feet high, with a roundish spreading head; very productive, ripening its fruit in May, but, in dry seasons, holding it until July...It is remarkable for the corolla remaining on the stalk, and for the tenacity with which the stone adheres thereto. Fruit, of medium size, borne in pairs, round, bright red, becoming darker as it hangs on the tree a long time; flesh, of a reddish cast, juicy, very tender, sprightly, rich, acid flavor; stem, usually short, say, one and a quarter inch, set in deep, round basin. Season, twenty-sixth May to first of July." Per The American Fruit Culturist (see citation): "Rather small, becoming medium when well ripened, round, slightly oblate, growing in pairs; color a full red; stalk an inch or and inch and a forth long, rather stout; flesh very juicy, acid, moderately rich. Stone adhereing strongly to the stalk, often withdrawing it from the fruit when picked. Very productive; fine for early cooking; ripens early and hangs long on the tree. Valued everywhere." Per The Fruit Garden (see citation): "An early, red, acid cherry, very valuable for cooking early in the season. - Ripens through June." | 1002606 | DPRU 95 |
| 8 | DPRU 96 | Late Duke | Prunus hybr. | New York, United States | | | Historic | 1983 | DONATED | 1983 | | | | | Cultivar | Type = Cherry. Per The Cherries of New York (see citation): "Late Duke is a variant of the well-known May Duke, ripeninsh from two weeks to a month later...If those who want late cherries will plant this variety on a northern slope, against a northern wall or where in any way shaded or in a cool soil, these delicious cherries can be had until well toward August...Tree vigorous, upright-spreading, becoming spreading at maturity, open-topped, productive...Leaves numerous, three inches long, one and three-fourths inches wide, folded upward, obovate, thick...petiole one inch long...Buds small, short, obtuse or conical, plump, free, arranged singly and in clusters...flowers white, one inch across...Fruit matures very late; one inch in diameter, blunt-cordate, somewhat compressed; cavity wide; suture shallow; color dark red; stem slender, one and one-half inches to two inches long, deeply inserted; flesh amber-colored, with abundant juice, tender, rich, sprightly subascid; stone semi-clinging, medium to large, roundish-ovate, compressed." Per The Fruit Garden (see citation): "Large, light red, late and excellent; tree makes a nice dwarf or puramid. - End of July." Per Manual of Fruit: "Large and heart-shaped, flattened, rich dark red; stalk slender, in a shallow depression; flesh pale yellow, tender, very juicy; stone large, roundish, oval and flat. Aug." | 1002614 | DPRU 96 |