kiwifruit apricot chestnut cherry strawberry minor almond apple

fruit species

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cherry
G lobal production of sweet cherries is approximately 2.2 metric tons annually, 35% of which
from European countries. Italy is the top producer in Europe, with 110-120,000 metric tons
equivalent to more than 15% of continental production.
Among fruit tree crops, cherry has seen the most dramatic innovation in the last 15 years, due
mostly to two factors: a new series of semi-dwarfing and dwarfing rootstocks and a new assortment
of high quality and mostly self-fertile varieties.
The new rootstocks have allowed the use of modern training systems used for high density
orchards with the positive consequences of early bearing, increased yield per hectare and low
production costs.
Two other innovations are worth mentioning: varieties suitable for mechanical harvest by shaking
stem-less fruit and the use of plastic films to protect the trees from rain during the pre-harvest and
harvest period and prevent fruit cracking.
Varieties harvested without stems have been in the European market for some years now and are
destined for increasing success because they can be sold at a much lower price than traditional
cultivars.

Rootstocks for cherry

rootstock origin graft vigour soil type advantages disadvantages
affinity induced suitability
Colt® P.avium* good similar all soil types may be used slow
P. pseudocerasus to seedling in replantings to bearing
CAB6P clonal selection good medium all soil types, early bearing, good suckers
of P. cerasus (-20%) even heavy ones fruit size and quality
MaxMa Delbard®14 clonal selection good medium all soil types, high yield, small fruit size
of P. mahaleb* (-30%) suffers from early bearing on heavy-cropping
P. avium water-logging varieties
Gisela® 5 clonal selection good low (-50%) moist, early bearing, only for zones most
of P. cerasus* irrigated soils manageable suited for cherry
P. canescens from the ground and for vigorous
medium-yielding
varieties
Gisela® 6 clonal selection good medium-low moist, early bearing, only for zones
of P. cerasus* (-30-40%) irrigated soils manageable most suited for cherry
P. canescens from the ground and for vigorous
medium-yielding
varieties
SL64® clonal selection good high loose and good for dry not tolerant
of P. mahaleb (-10% ) light soils lime-rich zones of water-logging
or re-planting
Piku 1 complex hybrid good low (-30%) all soil types early bearing, requires
if irrigated good yield irrigation
Piku 4 complex hybrid good low (-30%) light or sandy early bearing, only for zones most
soils suitable for areas suited for cherry
with limited water and for vigorous
medium-yielding
varieties
P-HL-C* P. avium* good medium-low moist, irrigated early bearing poor root anchorage,
P. cerasus (-30-40%) soils requires staking

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CLIMATE
Sweet cherry is native to Europe
and is cultivated from Norway
to the Mediterranean countries
where most production is con-
centrated. Two periods of fruit
development are very sensitive
to weather conditions: bloom
(cold and rain) and harvest (rain).
Starting about 20 years ago in
Norway, plastic films have been
used to protect the trees dur-
ing these two periods, to elimi-
nate the problem of rain and limit
damage from cold. This tech-
nique has been so successful
that now the protection of cherry
trees, particularly during fruit rip-
ening, has become common in
many cherry-producing coun-
tries including Italy. Tree cover-
ings are also used to hasten fruit
ripening, but in this case they are
applied in January-February and
left in place through harvest. The
coverings may be used only with
self-fertile cultivars as insects
have trouble pollinating in green-
houses.
Relative vigour of cherry rootstocks
100
90
80
70
65
60
50 50
40
30
20
10
0
GISELA® 5 GISELA®6
P-HL-C*
bush and
plum table
grapes
SOIL
With the exception of clay and
anoxic soils, all soil types are
suitable for growing cherries with
a well-chosen rootstock. Among
traditional rootstocks, Santa Lu-
cia (seedling, SL 64) is still use-
ful in the lime-rich, rocky, loose,
dry soils of Puglia, or in Sabina
(Lazio) or the Venetian hills. Colt
has replaced seedling stock in
the fertile and moist soils of the
Po Valley. MaxMa 14 and MaxMa
60, hybrids of cherry seedling
and Santa Lucia, are suited to
various soil types. Selections of
sour cherry such as CAB6P, Wei-
root 10 and 13 are well-suited to
heavy soils. Some of the dwarf-
ing rootstocks such as Gisela®
5 require very fertile and moist
soil in order to sustain through
the years the high and early
yield that they induce. Among
hybrids with intermediate vigour
are Gisela® 6 and 7, Piku 1 and
Ceravium® PHLA; these adapt
well to various soil types as long
as they are irrigated.
80
70
PIKU 1 CAB6P
PIKU 4
MAXMA DELBARD® 14
Brokforest
cherry
ROOTSTOCKS
Many cherry rootstocks are avail-
able, thanks to public, private, na-
tional and international breeding
programs that have given nurse-
rymen and growers many options
for their specific needs and soil
types. The main development has
been dwarfing and semi-dwarfing
rootstocks which have allowed
the development of intensive
cherry growing. These orchards
achieve full production in few
years from trees managed totally
from the ground and able to pro-
duce adequate quantities of high
quality fruit. This requires an ad-
justment in orchard management
practices, both in terms of choice
of grafting combinations (variety
and rootstock interactions) and in
terms of training systems, prun-
ing, irrigation and fertilisation.
In traditional low-density cherry
orchards (500 trees/hectare) typi-
cal of un-irrigated hilled areas,
Colt, MaxMa Delbard® 14 and
CAB6P are without a doubt the
rootstocks best able to cope with
100
90
SL64® Colt®
MAXMA DELBARD® 60
Broksec*
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environments with limiting factors
(water, poor and marginal soils).
MaxMa Delbard® 14 allows the
reduction of tree spacing be-
cause it is less vigorous, and en-
courages early consistent bear-
ing in most varieties. For many
areas of southern Italy, as long as
they are not waterlogged or re-
planted, SL64® promotes good
yields and high graft compat-
ibility. For high-density orchards
the Gisela® series of rootstocks
is able to reduce the bulk of the
tree, encourage early bearing,
with trees managed totally from
the ground; this lowers harvest
costs by increasing hourly yield.
Between the two options, Gise-
la® 5 is less vigorous (-50% rela-
tive to seedling P. avium), while
Gisela® 6 is more vigorous and
thus better adapted to a wider
variety of soil conditions. The Piku
series, P-HL-C* and MaxMa Del-
bard® 14 are suitable for high-
density planting. All of these root-
stocks require physical structures
(poles and wires) and fertigation
systems to support the trees
through each phase of develop-
ment. Even after harvest it is nec-
essary to supply the trees with
adequate water and nutrients to
permit the differentiation of fruit-
ing structures (floral buds) for the
next growing season. Pruning
strategies must also be adapted
to the chosen graft combination,
with the scope of stimulating new
growth while keeping production
near the central axis.
TRAINING
SYSTEMS
AND PRUNING
The introduction of medium-low
vigour rootstocks has sparked
innovation also in training sys-
tems and tree management. In
traditional cherry-growing zones
and in hilly and poor soils, the
use of vigorous rootstocks is
compatible with “3-dimensional”
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SKEENA* pillar
open canopy training systems; ing system started in Spain, the
whereas, in fertile foothill areas future branches are repeatedly
or plains, with irrigation water, summer-pruned (tipping shoots
the use of medium-low vigour when they exceed 50-60 cm) in
rootstocks has allowed the de- order to stimulate the growth of
velopment of training systems lateral shoots which will make
for high density orchards such up the structural skeleton of the
as slender spindle, pillar and plant, remaining relatively short
perpendicular Y. and thus easily manageable from
Since 3-dimensional open train- the ground. Later, the definitive
ing systems are used without ir- structure will be achieved by
rigation, it is recommended that thinning shaded branches in the
the transplanted first-year tree be centre of the canopy. Once the
topped at 50-70 cm above the tree begins producing fruit, prun-
ground to promote the growth of ing will be limited to thinning fruit-
strong shoots that will become ing wood and making renewal
the main scaffold branches. Mul- cuts to keep the tree within the
tiple rounds of summer pruning desired dimensions. This pruning
will eliminate shoots that are too should be done in late summer
vigorous and tip the ones that so that floral buds present on the
should develop fruiting wood; remaining branches may mature.
any twisting or bending with ar- The vertical wall training systems
tificial weights will be performed such as palmette and dra-
on branches that are too verti- peau Marchand are adopted
cal or are lacking in side shoots. in fertile foothills or plains us-
For the Catalan vase, a train- ing rootstocks with high vigour
training system rootstock tree spacing trees/ha
vase Colt, MaxMa Delbard®14 5-5,5 x 3-4 450-670
Catalan vase Colt, MaxMa Delbard®14 4,5-5 x 2,5-3 670-890
palmette MaxMa Delbard®14, Gisela 6 4-4,5 x 3-3,5 740-1000
slender spindle Gisela 5 e Gisela 6, Piku 1 e 4, P-HL-C 3,5-4 x 1,5 1670-2850
pillar Gisela 5 e Gisela 6, Piku 1 e 4, P-HL-C 3-3,5 x 0,5-1 2850-3330
perpendicular
V or Y Gisela 5 e Gisela 6, Piku 1 e 4, P-HL-C 4-4,5 x 1-1,5 1480-2500
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Ripening dates of cherries (relative to Burlat)
in Emilia-Romagna Burlat ripens on May 25th
Variety May June July
ripening date
days relative to Burlat
-7 PRIMULAT® Ferprime*
-3 EARLY LORY® 1789 NV*
0 BURLAT
+6 LORY BLOOM® 1788 NV*
+7 SABRINA® SUMN314CH
+8 FEU 5®
+9 GIORGIA
+10 FOLFER*
+10 SAMBA® Sumste*
+10 LORY STRONG® 1786 NV*
+12 BIG LORY® 1787 NV*
+12 FERDOUCE*
+12 CELESTE® Sumpaca*
+15 FERTILLE*
+16 NEW MOON® Sumini*
+18 FERMINA*
+18 SIMCOE® Probla*
+19 SONATA® Sumleta*
+20 VAN
+20 CANADA GIANT® Sumgita*
+20 SATIN® Sumele*
+22 FERNIER*
+23 FERROVIA
+24 KORDIA
+24 LAPINS
+25 BIG STAR*
+30 SKEENA*
+30 FERDIVA*
+30 REGINA
+35 SWEETHEART® Sumtare*
+40 FERTARD*
+45 LATE LORY®

(seedling and Colt), medium vig-
our (MaxMa 14) or medium low
vigour (Gisela® 6, P-HL-C), with
the goal of reducing tree vigour
thus promoting early bearing.
The palmette is obtained by cut-
ting the central axis to stimulate
the growth of shoots that will
form the various tiers, or by us-
ing sylleptic shoots (“palmetta
anticipata”).
The drapeau Marchand is
formed by planting the intact or
barely tipped young tree at a 45°
angle along the row and training
the side shoots up perpendicu-
larly, tied to the supporting struc-
ture.
The spindle, or slender spindle,
is an intermediate training sys-
tem between the 3-dimensional
systems and the vertical wall
systems suitable for high-density
orchards and flat fertile areas; it
requires poles, wires and ferti-
gation lines. Dwarfing (Gisela®
series, Piku series, P-HL-C* and
MaxMa Delbard® 14) or medi-
um-low vigour rootstocks are
preferred, depending on orchard
conditions. The branching struc-
ture of the tree is composed of
a basal tier of 4-5 branches at
70-90 cm height. These must
not interfere with mechanized
operations such as harvest or
thinning (the first scaffold must
be below the harvest platform
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the central leader is left with well-
spaced fruiting branches in order
to favour light penetration. These
branches support the fruiting
wood: spurs, hangers, twigs.
Quality of the nursery trees is
of critical importance, with pref-
erence for robust trunks with
sylleptic side branches. In first
year trees without sylleptic side
growth, the tree is topped at 60-
80cm above the ground, or the
bark is notched above selected
buds to promote their growth. In
the orchard’s first years, summer
pruning is used to encourage the
growth of the central axis’ tip and
the lower tier of scaffold branch-
es, removing branches that are
too upright and vigorous, and
heading those which should
develop fruiting wood. On the
scaffold branches, thinning cuts
are made to select lower-angled
shoots and open the canopy.
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One variant of the slender spindle
is the pillar, which is suitable for
modern high-density orchards in
fertile soils with risk of late spring
cold. As with the spindle system,
the pillar requires trellis posts
and wires to support the trees
as well as the irrigation/fertiga-
tion system. Low-medium vigour
rootstocks are appropriate for
the pillar system, which reduce
plant size, allowing better light
penetration in the lower canopy
(Gisela® 5 and 6, P-HL-C* and
MaxMa Delbard® 14), and en-
courage precocious bearing. The
pillar structure is based on a cen-
tral axis which supports the fruit-
ing wood (spurs or hangers) di-
rectly on it or on short branches,
and does not have a basal scaf-
fold tier. Depending on the plant-
ing distance, un-branched or 1-
to 2-year-old branched trees or
may be used. Trees are allowed
minor almond apple
fruit species
BIG STAR*
to grow freely, removing only
excess fruiting wood. Topping
weak trees at 30-40 cm from the
ground is recommended, leaving
only one of the resulting shoots
to become the central axis. To
keep the fruiting wood near the
central axis, current year’s shoots
should be pruned back by 1/3rd
of their length which permits the
remaining buds to mature. At the
end of the winter, dormant prun-
ing is used to further shorten the
branches, leaving only 4-6 buds.
Of these, the basal buds will pro-
duce large and well-coloured
fruit while the buds towards the
end of the branch will produce
vegetative renewal growth. This
kind of pruning is very simple,
quick and doesn’t require skilled
labour, and it allows adequately-
sized fruit to be obtained from
dwarfing rootstocks, which oth-
erwise have a tendency to pro-
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duce fruit of smaller size as the
tree ages.
High-density specialized or-
chards may also use the V or Y
training system, with the prin-
cipal branches oriented either
perpendicular to the rows (“per-
pendicular V”) or along the rows.
These systems also required
dwarfing or medium-vigour root-
EARLY LORY® 1789 NV*
bush and
plum
grapes
stocks, and are suitable for or-
chards which will be covered by
plastic anti-cracking films. This
makes the V or Y systems par-
ticularly appropriate for very early
varieties that are susceptible to
cracking.
VARIETIES
BIG LORY® 1787 NV*
Ripening date: +12 Burlat
Origin: P. Argot, France
Proprietor: Vivai F.lli Zanzi, Italy.
Tree: high vigour, open growth habit.
Productivity and fruiting: self-sterile,
requires pollinizers (LoryBloom®);
constant high yield.
Fruit: very large size (about 13
grams), glossy dark red skin, firm
flavourful flesh.
Susceptibility to cracking: low.
Overall: variety with high and con-
sistent yield of large flavourful
fruit, not very susceptible to crack-
ing and brown rot ; short stem,
large pit; slightly delayed bearing.
BIG STAR*
Ripening date: +25 Burlat
table
cherry
Origin: DCA-Bologna, Italy
Proprietor: CRPV, Italy
Tree: High vigour, standard upright
growth habit.
Productivity and fruiting: early bear-
ing, high and consistent yield, self-
fertile.
Fruit: large (calibre 28-30 mm),
bright red skin, very firm pink
flesh, pleasant sweet flavour
(RSR>16.5°Brix), aromatic; medium
long stem, small pit.
Susceptibility to cracking: medium
Overall: variety of interest for high
and consistent yield; attractive
fruit, firm, large and flavourful.
BURLAT
Ripening date: around May 25 in
Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Origin: France
Tree: medium-high vigour, tendentially
upright growth habit, slow to bear
Productivity and fruiting: self-incom-
patible, requires pollinizers (Giorgia,
Lapins and Van* and recommended);
high yield.
Fruit: medium size, heart-shaped, dark
red skin, red flesh, sweet and juicy,
of medium firmness. Medium stem
length.
Susceptibility to cracking: medium.
Overall: old cultivar of French origin,
it has established itself as the first
variety similar to the “durone” type.
Good flavour, of medium susceptibi-
lity to cracking with pre-harvest rain.
The tree is vigorous and slow to bear.
CANADA GIANT® Sumgita*
Ripening date: +20 Burlat
Origin: Canada
Proprietor: IPS, France
Tree: high vigour, early bearing
Productivity and fruiting: self-sterile,
pollinated by Burlat, Van and Lapins;
high and consistent yield
Fruit: large size, shiny intensely red
skin, very firm and juicy flesh, good
flavour.
Susceptibility to cracking: very low
Overall: interesting for fruit size.
CELESTE® Sumpaca*
Ripening date: +12 Burlat
Origin: Summerland, Canada
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Proprietor: IPS, France
Tree: high vigour, upright and com-
pact growth habit
Productivity and fruiting: medium-
early bearing, high and consistent
bearing, self-fertile.
Fruit: large (calibre 26-28 mm),
intense wine-red skin, red flesh of
medium firmness; good flavour,
sweet (RSR> 13°Brix) and aromatic;
short thick stem; medium-small pit.
Susceptibility to cracking: medium
Overall: interesting for early bear-
ing and consistent high yield ;
attractive firm large flavourful
fruit. Compact growth habit for
easy orchard management from
the ground.
EARLY LORY® 1789 NV*
Ripening date: -3 Burlat
Origin: P. Argot, France
Proprietor: Vivai F.lli Zanzi, Italy
Tree: medium vigour, early bearing
Fruit: larger fruit than Burlat, dark
red skin; flesh medium-firm, better
than Burlat; good flavour.
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Susceptibility to cracking: like Burlat
Productivity and fruiting: self-sterile,
requires pollinizers (Lory Bloom®);
high yield.
Overall: variet y interesting for
appearance and size of flavourful
fruit; planting with Lory Bloom®
maximizes productive potential,
use of covering films advised to
protect fruit from cracking.
FERDIVA* V3115
Ripening date: +30 Burlat
Origin: CEP Innovation, France
Proprietor: CEP Innovation, France
Tree: medium-high vigour, standard-
upright growth habit
Productivity and fruiting: self-ster-
ile, requires late-blooming polliniz-
ers (Regina is recommended); very
productive if well-pollinated, early
bearing.
Fruit: large size (calibre 26-30 mm),
heart-shaped, dark red skin, firm
pulp, crisp, juicy, balanced flavour
(sweet and acidic); medium-long
stem.
minor almond apple
fruit species
FERROVIA
Susceptibility to cracking: low
Overall: very productive variety,
with high potential for fruit size
and low susceptibility to cracking,
good flavour.
FERDOUCE* V3239
Ripening date: +12 Burlat
Origin: CEP Innovation, France
Proprietor: CEP Innovation, France
Tree: high vigour, open growth habit
Productivity and fruiting: self-sterile,
requires pollinizers (Folfer* recom-
mended); high yield, early bearing.
Fruit: large fruit size (calibre 28-30),
red skin, firm pulp, crisp, balanced
flavour; short stem.
Susceptibility to cracking: medium
Overall: very productive variety
with potential for large fruit; good
flavour.
FERMINA* V3122
Ripening date: +18 Burlat
Origin: CEP Innovation, France.
Proprietor: CEP Innovation, France.
Tree: medium-high vigour, standard-
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open growth habit.
Productivity and fruiting: self-ster-
ile, requires pollinizers (Fernier*,
Fertille* and Satin® Sumele* are
recommended), high yield.
Fruit: large size (calibre 26-30 mm),
heart-shaped, dark red skin, firm
flesh, crisp, balanced flavour very
sweet and acidic; medium length
stem which detached easily (suitable
for mechanical harvest).
Susceptibility to cracking: low
Overall: very productive variety, with
high potential calibre and low sus-
ceptibility to cracking; good flavour.
FERNIER* V2315
Ripening date: +22 Burlat
Origin: CEP Innovation, France.
Proprietor: CEP Innovation, France.
Tree: medium-high vigour, standard
growth habit.
Productivity and fruiting: self-sterile,
requires pollinizers (Burlat recom-
mended); consistent high yield.
Fruit: medium-large, red skin, firm
bush and
plum table
grapes
FOLFER*- V3387
flesh, crisp, balanced pleasant fla-
vour.
Susceptibility to cracking: low.
Overall: variety suited for many
areas of cherry production; high
yield, good fruit size, firm flesh,
good flavour.
FERROVIA
Ripening date: +23 Burlat
Origin: Italy
Tree: high vigour, upright growth
habit, average entrance into produc-
tion.
Productivity and fruiting: self-sterile,
requires pollinizers (Regina, Kordia,
Giorgia) ; if well-pollinated yield is
high.
Fruit: large size, bright red skin, firm
flesh, good flavour, juicy.
Susceptibility to cracking: medium.
Overall: variety well-suited to all
cherry-producing zones of Italy,
reaches high levels of production
when grafted on dwarfing root-
stock.
cherry
FERTARD* V3382
Ripening date: +40 Burlat
Origin: CEP Innovation, France.
Proprietor: CEP Innovation, France.
Tree: medium-high vigour, standard-
upright growth habit.
Productivity and fruiting: self-sterile,
requires pollinizers with late bloom
(Regina is recommended); medium
yield, early bearing.
Fruit : large size (calibre 28-30
mm), heart-shaped, dark red skin,
very firm flesh, crisp, sweet; long
stem.
Susceptibility to cracking: low or
none.
Overall: highly crack-resistant
variety, produces very sweet
and firm fruit.
FERTILLE* V3476
Ripening date: +15 Burlat
Origin: CEP Innovation, France.
Proprietor: CEP Innovation,
France.
Tree: high vigour, standard-open
growth habit.
Productivity and fruiting: self-ster-
ile, requires pollinizers (Burlat or
Fermina* recommended); high yield
if well-pollinated (bloom is abun-
dant).
Fruit: large size, red skin, firm pulp,
crisp, flavour balance tends towards
acidity.
Susceptibility to cracking: medium-
high.
Overall: very productive variety,
with the potential for large fruit
size; good flavour.
FEU 5®
Ripening date: +8 Burlat
Origin: P. Argot, France.
Proprietor: Vivai F.lli Zanzi, Italy.
Tree: medium-high vigour, compact
growth habit, early bearing.
Productivity and fruiting: self-sterile,
requires pollinizers (Lory Bloom®);
very high yield.
Fruit: large size, dark red skin and
flesh, firm flesh, crisp, well-balanced
flavour (sweet and acidic).
Susceptibility to cracking: medium.
Overall: ver y produc tive vari-
ety, well-suited to many cherry-
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growing areas; of interest for high Tree: medium-high vigour, semi- prized for their size, firmness and
density orchards on rootstocks open growth habit, early bearing. shelf-life; long stem allows faster
of medium vigour (MaxMa 14, Productivity and fruiting: self-ster- harvesting; interest for high density
Gisela® 6, P-HL-C*). ile, requires pollinizers (Burlat, Lory orchards when on dwarfing rootstock
Bloom®, Van*); high yield. (Gisela® 5 and 6, Piku 1 and 4).
FOLFER* V3387 Fruit: large size, bright to dark red
Ripening date: +10 Burlat skin, very firm pulp, fairly good fla- KORDIA
Origin: CEP Innovation, France. vour; long stem. Ripening date: +24 Burlat
Proprietor: CEP Innovation, France. Susceptibility to cracking: medium Origin: Czech Republic
Tree: medium-high vigour, standard- Overall: variety well-suited to vari- Tree: medium-high vigour, open
open growth habit, early bearing; ous zones, produces fruit that are growth habit, early bearing.
good capacity for branching.
Productivity and fruiting: self-ster-
ile, early bloom, requires pollinizers
(Primulat® Ferprime*, Early Lory®
1789 NV); very high yield.
KORDIA
Fruit: large size (calibre 26-30 mm),
bright red skin, firm red flesh, crisp,
sweet and juicy; medium stem.
Susceptibility to cracking: medium-
low.
Overall: variety of interest for its
extended window of opportunity
for harvest (+8 +12), appearance
and quality of fruit; harvest man-
agement facilitated by fruit’s abil-
ity to hold well on tree.

GIORGIA
Ripening date: +9 Burlat
Origin: ISF Verona.

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Productivity and fruiting: self-ster-
ile, requires pollinizers (Regina and
REGINA
Ferrovia); high yield.
Fruit: good size considering the har-
vest date, bright to dark red skin,
very firm flesh, crisp, holds well on
the tree, excellent flavour.
Susceptibility to cracking: low.
Overall: valuable medium-late
variety, consistent producer of
attractive, flavourful, high quality
fruit with good post-harvest life;
performs best on dwarfing root-
stock (Gisela® series and Piku
series, P-HL-C*).

LAPINS
Ripening date: +24 Burlat
Origin: Canada
Tree: medium-high vigour, upright
growth habit.
Productivity and fruiting: self-fertile,
bears also on twigs/hangers.
Fruit: medium-large size, bright red
skin, firm pink flesh, good flavour, juicy.
Susceptibility to cracking: low.
Overall: very productive variety
with good fruit size and quality;
best performance when grafted
on vigorous rootstocks as dwarf-
ing stocks tend to decrease fruit
size.
LATE LORY®
Ripening date: +45 Burlat
Origin: P. Argot, France
Proprietor: Vivai F.lli Zanzi
Tree: medium-high vigour, compact
growth habit.
Productivity and fruiting: self-sterile,
pollinated by Sweetheart®; consist-
ent high yield.
Fruit: large size, intense bright red
skin, flesh of medium firmness, very
good flavour.
Susceptibility to cracking: very low.
Overall: late variety, of interest
for fruit size, vivid red colour and
good shelf life.
LORY BLOOM® 1788 NV*
Ripening date: +6 Burlat
Origin: P. Argot, France
Proprietor: Vivai F.lli Zanzi, Italia
Tree: medium vigour, upright growth
habit, early bearing.
Productivity and fruiting: self-ster-
ile, requires pollinizer (Feu5, Lory
Strong®, Big Lory®, Early Lory®);
high yield.
Fruit: large size, dark red skin and
flesh, firm, good flavour, low acidity.
Susceptibility to cracking: low.
Overall: variety for areas where
fruit ripens early, consistent pro-
ducer of sizeable fruit which are
resistant to cracking and brown
rot, good pollinizer.
LORY STRONG® 1786 NV
Lory Strong® 1786 NV
Ripening date: +10 Burlat
Origin: P. Argot, France
Proprietor: Vivai F.lli Zanzi
Tree: medium-high vigour, early
bearing.
Productivity and fruiting: self-sterile,
requires pollinizers (Lory Bloom®);
high yield.
Fruit: large size (11.5 g), dark red
skin, firm pulp, excellent flavour.
Susceptibility to cracking: medium.
Overall: vigorous productive vari-
ety with high quality fruit.
NEW MOON® Sumini*
Ripening date: +16 Burlat
Origin: Summerland, Canada
Proprietor: IPS, France
Tree: high vigour, standard-upright
growth habit
Productivity and fruiting: high and
consistent, self-fertile.
Fruit: large (calibre 26-28 mm), dark
red skin, very firm flesh, medium
stem length; pleasant sweet flavour
(RSR 14°Brix).
Susceptibility to cracking: low.
Overall: variet y of interest for
flavour, colour and resistance to
cracking; consistent yield.
PRIMULAT® Ferprime*
Ripening date: -7 Burlat
Origin: CEP Innovation, France.
Proprietor: CEP Innovation, France.
Tree: high vigour, standard-upright
growth habit.

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Fruit: large size, bright red skin, firm
flesh, crisp, sweet flavour; stem of
medium length.
Susceptibility to cracking: similar to
Burlat.
Productivit y and fruiting : self-
sterile, requires pollinizers (Burlat,
Sweetheart® Sumtare*); consistent
high yield, early bearing.
Overall: ver y pr oduc tive v ari-
et y, fruit similar to Burlat but
ripen approximately one week
earlier.
REGINA
Ripening date: +30 Burlat
Origin: Germany
Tree: high vigour, open growth habit,
medium-late entrance into produc-
tion.
Productivity and fruiting: self-ster-
ile, pollinated well by Ferrovia and
Kordia; medium high yield.
Fruit: medium-large, bright red skin,
pulp of medium firmness, good fla-
vour.
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SKEENA*
Susceptibility to cracking: very low.
Overall: late variety, of interest
when grafted on weak rootstocks
that encourage early bearing and
SATIN® Sumele*
minor almond apple
fruit species
improve the organoleptic charac-
teristics of the fruit.
SABRINA® SUMN314CH
Ripening date: +7 Burlat
Origin: Summerland, Canada.
Proprietor: IPS, France.
Tree: vigorous, fairly upright growth,
early bearing.
Productivity and fruiting: excellent
yield, self-fertile.
Fruit: large, kidney-shaped, very firm;
sweet flesh, medium stem length.
Susceptibility to cracking: crack-
resistant.
Overall: variety characterised by
very large (28 mm) kidney-shaped
fruit, crack-resistant though firm,
early ripening.
SAMBA® Sumste*
Ripening date: +10 Burlat
Origin: Canada
Proprietor: IPS, France
Tree: medium-high vigour, early
bearing.
Productivity and fruiting: self-fertile,
high yield.
Fruit: large size, glossy dark red skin,
firm flesh, holds well on tree, good
flavour.
Susceptibility to cracking: low
Overall: of interest for fruit size
and firmness, low susceptibility to
walnut pear peach bush and
cane berries plum table
grapes
LATE LORY® cracking and good affinity with all
rootstocks.
SATIN® Sumele*
Ripening date: +20 Burlat
Origin: Canada
Proprietor: IPS, France.
Tree: medium-low vigour, upright
growth habit, tendency to not
branch.
Productivity and fruiting: self-fertile,
high yield.
Fruit: medium-large fruit, bright
red skin, firm flesh, flavour tends
towards acidity.
Susceptibility to cracking: low
Overall: consistently productive
variety with flavourful medium-
large fruit, of interest for high-
density orchards.
SIMCOE® Probla*
Ripening date: +18 Burlat
Origin: USA
Proprietor: IPS, France
Tree: medium vigour, tendency for
upright growth
Produc tivit y and fruiting : self-
sterile, requires pollinizers (Van*
and Lapins); high yield if well-pol-
linated.
Fruit: large size, dark red skin, very
firm flesh, pleasant slightly acidic fla-
vour.
Susceptibility to cracking: low
Overall: variety with large very
firm fruit, appropriate for
orchards with very long rows (tol-
erates transport for long distanc-
es).
SKEENA*
Ripening date: +30 Burlat
Origin: Canada
Proprietor: IPS, France
Tree: high vigour, open growth habit,
early bearing.
Productivity and fruiting: self-fertile,
consistent high production concen-
trated on spurs.
Fruit: large size, bright red skin,
flesh of medium firmness, good fla-
vour.
Susceptibility to cracking: high.
Overall: v er y pr o duc t i v e la t e
variety with fruit of good qual-
cherry
ity and size; requires use of cov-
ering films to prevent cracking,
and rootstocks of medium-high
vigour.
SONATA® Sumleta*
Ripening date: +19 Burlat
Origin: Summerland, Canada.
Proprietor: IPS, France.
Tree: medium vigour, standard-
upright growth habit.
Productivit y and fruiting : early
bearing, consistent high yield, self-
fertile.
Fruit: large (calibre 26-28 mm),
bright red skin, red flesh of medium
firmness; full-bodied flavour (both
sweet and acidic); short thick stem;
medium pit.
Susceptibility to cracking: medium
Overall: variety of interest for early
bearing and consistent high yield;
attractive large firm flavourful
fruit.
SWEETHEART® Sumtare*
Ripening date: +35 Burlat
Origin: Canada
Proprietor: IPS, France
Tree: medium vigour, open growth
habit, early bearing.
Productivity and fruiting: self-fertile,
consistent high yield.
Fruit: large size, intense bright red
skin, very firm flesh, juicy, good fla-
vour.
Susceptibility to cracking: very low.
Overall: late variety of interest
when grafted on weak rootstocks
that can promote early bearing and
improve the organoleptic quality of
the fruit.
VAN
Ripening date: +20 Burlat
Origin: Summerland, Canada
Tree: medium-high vigour, standard-
open growth habit.
Productivity and fruiting: early bear-
ing, consistent high yield; self-sterile,
pollinizers Burlat and Lapins.
Fruit: medium-large (calibre 26-28
mm), bright red skin, red firm flesh,
pleasant sweet flavour; medium
length stem; small pit.
Susceptibility to cracking: medium
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Overall: variety of interest for early

bearing and consistent high pro-
FERDOUCE*
duction of attractive, firm, medi-
um-large, flavourful fruit.

Nutritional measures to improve the production of Cherry tree

Green shoot White shoot Flowering Fruit setting Fruit growth Turning point Picking
tips tips

soil application

FUNGICROPS 4 l/ha
Cleans the lymphatic vessels and increase the root absorbition

30 l/ha per 1-2 times. Improves

EVOL the preservability quality
and shelf-life of fruits.

IDROL-VEG 20 l/ha Stimulates vegetative development and increases 20 l/ha

the leaves and root systems More uniform, sweet and larger fruit size

foliar application

3 kg/ha Biostimulant, enhances the pollen and the ovary 2 kg/ha

LEVO-ENERGY fertility and facilitates the fertilisation. Biostimulant, improves the vegetative growth
Improves the fruit setting and increases the size

ENERFOL 3 kg/ha
8-10-45 Increases the size and improves the colour

EVOL 5 l/ha per 3-6 times for the fruit enlargement. Improves the
preservation and shelf-life. It reduces the dehydration of the fruit

3 l/ha
IDROL-VEG Improves the absorption and the effectiveness of phytosanitary treatments (acid pH).
Improves  color and the sugar content of the fruit
For further information please contact our Technical Department
L.E.A Srl Tel.+39 059 86.38.811 Fax +39 059 86.38.017 Email: info@leaagricoltura.it Web site: www.leaagricoltura.it

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 walnut pear peach bush and
cane berries plum table
grapes cherry

Pest and disease management for cherry

DISEASE / PEST Commercial Product Name Active Ingredient Dose Notes
30-50 g/plant for prevention
PREVENTION CHELATED IRON EDDHA 6,2% 60-150 g/plant for treatment
AND TREATMENT OF
FERRIC CHLOROSIS CHELATED IRON EDDHA 5,5% 60-80 g/plant for prevention
100-150 g/plant for treatment
END OF DORMANCY
TO GREEN BUTTON

COPPER OXYCHLORIDE 32% 600-700 g/hl

CORYNEUM BEJERINCKII COPPER HYDROXIDE 25% 210-230 g/hl
(Coryneum bejerinckii)
MEZENE WG ZIRAM 76% 250-450 g/hl
BACTERIAL DISEASE
(Pseudomonas syringae COPPER OXYCHLORIDE 32% 500-600 g/hl
pv. morsprunorum)
WHITE SCALE
(Pseudaulacaspis MOVENTO 48 SC SPIROTETRAMAT 4,54% 300 ml/hl Add white mineral oil 0,25%.
pentagona)
Commercial Product Name Active Ingredient Dose Notes
Suggestend for young trees
DIQUAT 17% 3,3 - 5 l/ha and plant nursery.
WEEDS (BROAD-LEAVED
AND GRASSY ANNUALS Just in completely developed
AND PERENNIALS) GLIFOSATE 27,9% 3-4 l/ha orchards, protecting trees
with suitable tools.

FLUAZIFOP-P-BUTILE 13,4% 1,5-2 l/ha Grassy annuals and perennials.

DISEASE / PEST Commercial Product Name Active Ingredient Dose Notes

BEGINNING OF

TO PETAL FALL

CIPRODINIL 37,5%
FLOWERING

30 g/hl
+ FLUDIOXINIL 25%
FROM

MONILIA LAXA
(Monilia laxa) BOSCALID 26,7%
SIGNUM 60-75 g/hl
+ PYRACLOSTROBIN 6,7%

DISEASE / PEST Commercial Product Name Active Ingredient Dose Notes

To be appied after flowering.
APHIDS * THIAMETHOXAM 25% 30-40 g/hl To mow or to remove flowering weeds
(Brachycaudus before the application.
persicae, Myzus cerasi)
EPIK ACETAMIPRID 5% 120 g/hl
TO FRUIT COLOUR CHANGING
FROM END OF FLOWERING

LEAFROLLERS
(Argyrotaenia pulchellana, STEWARD INDOXACARB 30% 16,5 gr/hl
Archips podanus,
Archipis rosanus)

LAMBDA-CIALOTRINA 9,48% 25-30 ml/hl Max 250 ml/ha.

LEPIDOPTERA
(Cydia,Anarsia) BACILLUS THURINGENSIS 100 g/hl
var KURSTAKI 6,4%
CILINDROSPORIUM PADI SYLLIT 355 SC DODINA 35% 125-150 ml/hl
(Cilindrosporium padi)

LAMBDA-CIALOTRINA 9,48% 15-25 ml/hl Max 250 ml/ha.

CHERRY FLY
(Rhagoletis cerasi) To be appied after flowering.
* THIAMETHOXAM 25% 30-40 g/hl To mow or to remove flowering weeds
before the application.

DISEASE / PEST Commercial Product Name Active Ingredient Dose Notes

WEEDS
AUTUMN
DURING

(BROAD-LEAVED
AND GRASSY DIQUAT 17% 4 - 5 l/ha
ANNUALS
AND PERENNIALS)

DISEASE / PEST Commercial Product Name Active Ingredient Dose Notes

CORINEUM BEIJEINKII
LEAVES (Corineum beijeinkii)
BACTERIAL DISEASE COPPER OXYCHLORIDE 32% 600-700 g/hl
FALL (Pseudomonas syringae
pv morsprunorum)

PRODUCTS OF THE SYNGENTA GROUP ARE IDENTIFIED WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE LOGOS.
THE FOLLOWING TABLES INCLUDE CROP PROTECTION PRODUCTS AUTHORIZED IN ITALY AT THE DATE THIS DOCUMENT WAS CREATED.

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