Sweet cherry tree named ‘IFG Cher-two’

Abstract

This invention is a new and distinct sweet cherry tree denominated IFG Cher-two. The new sweet cherry tree is characterized by producing large dark red fruits having broad shoulders and flat to round base. Fruits ripen early, about Apr. 14, 2014 in Delano Calif. The IFG Cher-two has medium firm, medium acid fruit with a good cherry flavor. The tree has a medium low chilling requirement of approximately 300 to 500 hours. Fruits are tolerant of high summer temperatures and produce few doubled or spurred fruits.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of sweet cherry tree as herein illustrated and described.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

(1) The accompanying photographic illustration in FIG. 1 illustrates in full color IFG Cher-two, taken from a 12-year old tree. The photograph was taken outdoors with indirect lighting. The colors are as nearly true as is reasonably possible in a color representation of this type. An actively growing shoot tip collected at harvest can be seen in the upper portion of the drawing. Typical nature fruit and fruit in cross-section are displayed on the lower half of the drawing. Typical cleaned and dried fruit pits are displayed on the lower half of the drawing.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(2) Throughout this specification, color names beginning with a small letter signify that the name of that color, as used in common speech, is aptly descriptive. Color names beginning with a capital letter designate values based upon R.H.S. Colour Chart, published in 2001 by The Royal Horticultural Society, London, England.

(3) Throughout this specification subjective description values conform to those set forth by the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (IBPGR) Cherry Descriptor List (Prunus spp.) (1985) which was developed with full support from the Commission of the European Communities (CEC) Programme Committee for Plant Disease Resistance Breeding and the Use of Genebanks.

(4) The descriptive matter which follows pertains to an IFG Cher-two plant growing on its own roots in the vicinity of Delano, Kern County, Calif. during 2013 to 2014, and is believed to apply to plants of the variety grown under similar conditions of soil and climate elsewhere:

TREE

(5) General: Age.12 yrs. old. Height.About 3.7 M when pruned. Width.About 3.0 M when pruned. Vigor.Vigorous. Density of foliage.Dense. Form.Upright. Branching.Medium. Root stock.Own root. Resistance to.Insects: Average typical of Prunus avium species. Diseases: Average typical of Prunus avium species. Chilling requirements.Low to Medium. Graft compatibility.Good: produces compatible graft unions with Prunus avium, Mazzard seedling (non-patented) and Prunus mahaleb seedlings (non-patented). Trunk: Trunk diameter of 12-year old trees, 30 cm above the soil line.About 18.5 cm. Lenticel size.Large. Lenticel dimensions.Length: About 1.8 cm. Width: About 0.3 cm. Lenticel shape.Elliptical shape oriented horizontally. Lenticel color.Greyed-green: 196C. Trunk surface.Rough. Outer bark color.The following colors were observed: Greyed-green: 198C and Greyed-purple: 187A.

BRANCHES

(6) 1-year old wood: Vertical top growth length.Short: About 59.7 cm. Horizontal growth length.Short: About 40.1 cm. Diameter.Vertical growth: About 1.0 cm. Horizontal growth: About 0.8 cm. Internode length.Medium: About 3.8 cm. Number of lenticels.Medium: About 6 per linear cm. Lenticel size.Small. Lenticel dimensions.Length: About 2 mm. Width: About 1 mm. Lenticel shape.Vertical, slightly oval in shape. Bark color.The following colors were observed: Greyed-orange: 175A and 177C. 2-year old wood: Length.About 50.5 cm. Diameter.About 1.1 cm. Internode length.About 4.0 cm. Number of lenticels.Medium: About 6 per linear cm. Lenticel size.Small. Lenticel dimensions.Length: About 3 mm. Width: About 1 mm. Lenticel shape.Elliptical shape oriented horizontally. Bark color.The following colors were observed: Greyed-orange: 177C and Grey: 201B.

BUDS

(7) Vegetative buds: Shape.Oval. Vegetative bud dimensions.Length: About 1.0 cm. Width: About 1.0 cm. Vegetative bud burst.Feb. 25, 2014. Flower buds: Flower bud dimensions.Length: About 1.0 cm. Width: About 0.4 cm. Shape.Elongated. Placement.At bud positions 1 to 10 on 1-year wood. Average number of flower buds on first year wood.About 8. Number of flower buds per spur on second year wood.2 to 3. Average: About 3. Color.The following colors were observed: Greyed-orange: 165A and 177A. Flower bud burst.Feb. 28, 2014.

LEAVES

(8) Mature leaves: Leaf dimensions.Length: About 13.7 cm. Width: About 6.3 cm. Leaf shape.Lanceolate: symmetric on both sides of central axis. Shape of tip.Acuminate: broadly. Shape of base.Oblique. Margin.Serrated: regular: rounded. Leaf profile.Involute. Upper surface: Upper surface pubescence.None. Upper leaf surface color.Yellow-green: 146A. Surface texture.Smooth. Lower surface: Lower surface pubescence.Sparse to medium. Lower leaf surface color.Yellow-green: 147A. Petiole: Petiole dimensions.Length: About 3.8 cm. Width: About 0.2 cm. Upper surface of petiole color.Red-purple: 59B. Lower surface of petiole color.The following colors were observed: Greyed-orange: 165A and 165B. Petiole groove.Medium wide: Approximately 0.7 mm. Petiole pubescence.Medium dense: only on upper surface. Venation.Arcuate. Vein color.Yellow-green: 153C. Glands: Number of glands.2 to 3, Average: About 2. Gland dimensions.Length: About 2.0 mm. Width: About 2.0 mm. Gland shape.Mixed globose and reniform. Gland location.On petiole. Gland color.Red-purple: 60A. Leaf stipule.Not present. Flowers: Blooming period.Early. Blooming dates.First bloom: Mar. 4, 2014. Full bloom: Mar. 18, 2014. Number of flowers per cluster.2 to 4. Average: About 3. Corolla.Composed of unfused petals, somewhat overlapping. Corolla diameter.About 3.0 cm. Petal number.5. Petal length.About 1.5 cm. Petal width.About 1.5 cm. Margin waviness.Strong. Division of upper margin.Notched. Color of petal upper surface.The following colors were observed: White: N155C and D. Color of petal lower surface.The following colors were observed: White: N155C and D. Peduncle.Length: About 1.5 cm. Width: About 0.2 cm. Peduncle color.Yellow-green: 144A. Number of sepals.5. Sepal length.About 0.6 cm. Sepal width.About 0.5 cm. Sepal shape.Ovate. Sepal color.The following colors were observed: Upper surface: Yellow-green: 144D and 145A. Lower surface: Greyed-purple: 183B and C. Filament.Length: About 0.6 to 1.4 cm. Width: About 0.3 mm. Filament color.The following colors were observed: White: 155B and C and D. Anther color.The following colors were observed: Grey-orange: 163B and C. Pollen color.Greyed-orange: 163A. Pollen production.Medium. Self-compatibility of flowers.Self-incompatible. Flower compatibility group.S9S new unidentified allele.

FRUIT

(9) General: Ripening period.Early: Approximately: Apr. 24, 2014. Use.Fresh market. Keeping quality.Average: Similar to Brooks variety. % Titratable acidity.About 0.92%. Refractometer test.Soluble solids; Brix About 17.8. Firmtech II (g/mm).About 303. Flavor.Sweet with medium acidity and good cherry flavor. Juice color.Red: 47A. Juice amount.Juicy. Eating quality.Good. Stem: Stem.Length: About 2.6 cm. Width: About 0.2 cm. Stem color.Yellow-green: 144B. Stem cavity.Medium deep. Stem retention during storage.Very good, superior to Brooks. Stem storage quality.Good, superior to Brooks. Berry: Uniformity of size.Uniform. Shape.Flat-round. Fruit weight.About 9.2 gm. Apical diameter.About 2.3 cm. Diameter transversely across suture.About 2.8 cm. Diameter at right angle to suture plane.About 2.2 cm. Suture.None. Percent of excessively deep or split sutures.About 0.0%. Doubles.About 0.0%. Skin: Texture.Smooth, tender. Skin color.Greyed-purple: 187A. Tendency to tip crack.Not susceptible. Tendency to stem cavity crack.Not susceptible. Flesh: Texture.Medium firm. Color.The following colors were observed: Greyed-purple: 187C and Red-purple: 59D. Stone: Stone dimensions.Length. About 11 mm. Width: About 8 mm. Type.Freestone. Surface texture.Smooth. Stone color when dry.Orange-white: 158A. Tendency to split.None. Shape.Spherical to slightly ovate. Base.Rounded. Apex.Broadly pointed. Ventral edge.Minimal, flat suture subtended by 2 ridges converging at base and apex. Dorsal edge.Smooth, narrow ridge from base to apex.