Sweet cherryvariety

Pico Colorado

Pico Colorado is a sweet cherry, from Spain. Its fruit is late local picota.

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Origin · Valle del Jerte, Extremadura

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How to spot it

Skin
vermilion, sometimes over yellow

context: PDO cultivar descriptor table, specification dated April 2025

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Context & source
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PDO cultivar descriptor table, specification dated April 2025
Flesh
cream white

context: PDO cultivar descriptor table, specification dated April 2025

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Context & source
/details/observations/0/value/2/context
PDO cultivar descriptor table, specification dated April 2025
Shape
elongated

context: PDO cultivar descriptor table, specification dated April 2025

mapa.gob.es ↗
Context & source
/details/observations/0/value/3/context
PDO cultivar descriptor table, specification dated April 2025
Appearance
Stalk at picking
stem naturally detaches during picking

scope: Cereza del Jerte PDO Picota group, at picking.

mapa.gob.es ↗
Context & source

Official Cereza del Jerte PDO specification; the four named Picota varieties naturally detach their stalk at picking. Group membership and harvest state are explicit.

Interpretation reference ↗

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PDO-defined Picota group
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scope: Cereza del Jerte PDO Picota group, at picking.

Harvest & storage

Ripening
Late local picota

context: DOP council article published April 25, 2013

cerezadeljerte.org ↗
Context & source
/details/observations/0/value/0/context
DOP council article published April 25, 2013

Origin & family

Where Pico Colorado began

Recorded origin

Valle del Jerte, Extremadura

Spain

Field notes

Original source notes
descriptor observations
trait
local identity
value
Late local picota
context
DOP council article published April 25, 2013
trait
skin color
value
vermilion, sometimes over yellow
context
PDO cultivar descriptor table, specification dated April 2025
trait
flesh color
value
cream white
context
PDO cultivar descriptor table, specification dated April 2025
trait
shape
value
elongated
context
PDO cultivar descriptor table, specification dated April 2025
trait
harvest trait
value
stem naturally detaches during picking
context
PDO-defined Picota group
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