ACHAT® is a modern sour cherry that will make friends quickly due to its well-balanced sugar-acidity-ratio. Because of the almost unnoticeable acidity it is the perfect cherry for fresh consumption – either for direct marketing or for having a snack in the own garden.
Picking season: late June
Fruit size: large, 8-9g, ellipsoidal, quite firm
Fruit colour: dark red
Vigour: strong,
Growth habit: horizontally spreading with average degree of branching, almost no blind wood, blossoms and fruit buds on perennial wood, bouquet-shaped shoots
Start to bear fruit: early
Cropping: medium to heavy
Bearing regularity: regular
Self-fertility: self-fertile but produce larger harvests when planted with another variety
Blossom frost-resistance: no
Cold hardiness: very good
Suitable for organic or no-spray culture: yes
Resistant to: Blossom blight (Monilia laxa)
General disease-resistance: very good
ACHAT® is productive variety for commercial fruit growers and self-sufficient cultivation.
| Details and Specifications | |
| Rootstock Characteristics and Description: | Colt ® - the best rootstock for growing sour cherry trees in private gardens. It produces a tree with a height of 3.5m - 5m, and tolerates poorer soils than Gisela 5 and needs less looking after. It's also useful for large cherry fans. Resistance to bacterial canker and crown gall. |