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Maturity Disclaimer
McGrath Nurseries have used their best endeavours to ensure this chart is accurate, however, it should be used as a guide only.
We do not accept any responsibility for harm, loss or damage caused or resulting from your use or reliance on any of the information contained in this chart in the event that any of that information is inaccurate or incomplete. Maturity information on some new varieties has been based totally on overseas data, not local experience and therefore may not be accurate.
We recommend that you obtain independent advice before you make any decisions in reliance on this chart and rely on your own inquiries in relation to any district performance relative to the standard timings indicated.
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Maturity based on Alexandra in Central Otago
The Maturity Chart is a general guide for each variety of Cherry. The dates are based on Commercial Harvesting dates in Alexandra in Central Otago. If you are planting in a different district, please adjust these dates as below:
- Marlborough -10 days
- Havelock = -16 days
- Hastings = -18 days
- Twyford -22 days
NOTE: We recommend that you obtain independent advice before you make any decisions in reliance on this chart... See our Maturity Disclaimer
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NY 252
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Test Selection - NY 252 is an extremely promising blush cherry, and a hardy precocious tree producing heavy crops of large, hard, well-coloured fruit.
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Origin: |
New York Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY, USA; Breeders Susan K. Brown & Robert L. Andersen |
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Parentage: |
Unable to provide on test selections |
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Synonym/Breeder Ref#: |
NY 252 |
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Protection & Royalties: |
TA Test Agreement Required. Test fee payable
(Note: This is not an offer for sale of trees, only the right to test the selection. Trees may remain the property of the breeder/owner.)
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Exclusivity: |
Available only from and exclusively licensed to McGrath Nurseries Ltd in New Zealand |
Fruit
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External
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Maturity: |
Bing plus 16 to 18 days |
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Fruit Size: |
Not as large as Rainier |
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Fruit Shape: |
Round
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Skin Colour: |
Red skinned blushed, does not mark easily |
Internal
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Flesh Colour: |
Cream |
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Hardness: |
Good firmness - a hard cherry |
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Flavour: |
Excellent
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Stone: |
Medium
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Gross Qualities
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Cracking: |
Seems very tolerant to rain |
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Stem: |
Medium thickness and length |
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Storage: |
Unknown in New Zealand, but some reports excellent |
Tree
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Cropping: |
Excellent-May overset and require thinning |
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Blossom: |
Mid season |
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Pollination: |
Self fertile |
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Vigour: |
Low to medium |
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Tree Habit/Form: |
Very upright |
Notes
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This is a fantastic all around cherry. Remarkable quality. Heavy cropping and rain tolerant. Excellent blush colour even in shade. Does not mark with handling. Hard fleshed. Hardy tree.
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Shapes of Cherry Key
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Flat Heart |
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Heart |
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Kidney |
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Long Heart |
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Round |
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