Sweet cherryvariety

Santina

Santina is an early sweet cherry grown in the Pacific Northwest, with mahogany skin when ripe.

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Origin · Summerland, British Columbia

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Taste & texture

Firmness
medium/firm

Collection entry: Santina · 1987-080

context: Unpublished NFC characterisation, Brogdale, Kent; accession observations, not a universal cultivar guarantee.

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Context & source

NFC characterization at Brogdale belongs to the named collection entry. A page can contain separate accessions; values stay attached to that entry.

Interpretation reference ↗

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Unpublished NFC characterisation, Brogdale, Kent; accession observations, not a universal cultivar guarantee.

How to spot it

Skin
Mahogany

Origin & family

Where Santina began

Recorded origin

Summerland, British Columbia

Canada

Institution
PARC
Crossed
1973

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Field notes

Original source notes
descriptor observations
trait
firmness
value
medium/firm
context
Unpublished NFC characterisation, Brogdale, Kent; accession observations, not a universal cultivar guarantee.
trait
flesh color
value
Pink/Medium Red/Dark Red
context
Unpublished NFC characterisation, Brogdale, Kent; accession observations, not a universal cultivar guarantee.
trait
fruit weight reported
value
10.10 g
context
Unpublished NFC characterisation, Brogdale, Kent; accession observations, not a universal cultivar guarantee.
trait
stalk length reported
value
34.53 mm
context
Unpublished NFC characterisation, Brogdale, Kent; accession observations, not a universal cultivar guarantee.
trait
skin color
value
brown red
context
Unpublished NFC characterisation, Brogdale, Kent; accession observations, not a universal cultivar guarantee.
trait
pistil shape
value
pointed
context
Unpublished NFC characterisation, Brogdale, Kent; accession observations, not a universal cultivar guarantee.
trait
juice color
value
red
context
Unpublished NFC characterisation, Brogdale, Kent; accession observations, not a universal cultivar guarantee.
trait
appearance
value
long heart shape, medium size, very dark red, high luster, dark red flesh
context
WSU cultivar descriptors; appearance is not unique enough for visual cultivar identification.
trait
pollination class
value
self-fertile
context
WSU cultivar descriptor; S-allele notation retained without reconciling conflicts among sources.
descriptors
skin color
Mahogany
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