Sour cherryvariety

Balaton

Balaton is a sour cherry, from Hungary. Released in 1970. Its fruit is intense dark red.

Released 1970

How to spot it

Skin
intense dark red

context: Carandale Farm observations published in 2013

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Context & source
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Carandale Farm observations published in 2013
Flesh
red

context: Carandale Farm observations published in 2013

uncommonfruit.cias.wisc.edu ↗
Context & source
/details/observations/0/value/1/context
Carandale Farm observations published in 2013
Shape
pitted fruit holds its rounded shape more readily than Montmorency in the reported Michigan work

context: MSU comparison, including 1988–2000 fruit-quality observations

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Context & source
/details/observations/0/value/2/context
MSU comparison, including 1988–2000 fruit-quality observations

Origin & family

Where Balaton began

Recorded origin

Hungary

Released
1970

Field notes

Original source notes
descriptor observations
trait
skin color
value
intense dark red
context
Carandale Farm observations published in 2013
trait
flesh color
value
red
context
Carandale Farm observations published in 2013
trait
processing trait
value
pitted fruit holds its rounded shape more readily than Montmorency in the reported Michigan work
context
MSU comparison, including 1988–2000 fruit-quality observations
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