Christiana

Christiana with its aromatic taste convinces, as shown by longstanding orcharding experience in Switzerland, by an excellent yield behaviour as well as a long harvest window.

Parents:

Van x Kordia

Growth:

slow to medium strong growth, intensive pruning (cutting back/out) is necessary, good leaf trimming / vigorous fruiting wood, medium-branched

Blossom:

S-Allele S3S6 (source: JKI, Dr. Mirko Schuster)

Ripeness:

5^th cherry week 

Appearance:

large, attractive, purple fruits, black-red when fully riped

Quality:

large, firm fruit, very juicy

Taste:

aromatic

Crop yield:

high to very high

Special notes:

in the yield phase, intensive pruning (cutting back/out) is recommended