Sweet cherryvariety

Stella

Also known as 2C-27-19

2C-27-19

A cross of Lambert and the self-fertile John Innes Seedling 2420, made at Summerland in 1956 and selected in 1964. Its fruit is large, dark and moderately firm, with a flavor close to Lambert's.

Origin · Summerland, British Columbia, Canada

Taste & texture

Firmness
moderately firm flesh
Flavour
fair-to-good flavor comparable with Lambert

How to spot it

Flesh
red

Harvest & storage

Ripening
Stella ripens with Van or about a week before Lambert

Origin & family

Where Stella began

Recorded origin

Summerland, British Columbia

Canada

Institution
Canada Department of Agriculture Research Station, Summerland
Crossed
1956
Selected
1964

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Summerland, British Columbia, Canada

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Field notes

Original source notes
weight
10 g · United Kingdomnationalfruitcollection.org.uk ↗
flesh colour
red · United Kingdomnationalfruitcollection.org.uk ↗
firmness
medium · United Kingdomnationalfruitcollection.org.uk ↗
descriptor observations
trait
firmness
value
medium
context
Unpublished NFC characterisation, Brogdale, Kent; accession observations, not a universal cultivar guarantee.
trait
flesh color
value
Medium Red/Dark Red
context
Unpublished NFC characterisation, Brogdale, Kent; accession observations, not a universal cultivar guarantee.
trait
fruit weight reported
value
10.00 g
context
Unpublished NFC characterisation, Brogdale, Kent; accession observations, not a universal cultivar guarantee.
trait
stalk length reported
value
44.56 mm
context
Unpublished NFC characterisation, Brogdale, Kent; accession observations, not a universal cultivar guarantee.
trait
skin color
value
dark red
context
Unpublished NFC characterisation, Brogdale, Kent; accession observations, not a universal cultivar guarantee.
trait
pistil shape
value
pointed/flat
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Unpublished NFC characterisation, Brogdale, Kent; accession observations, not a universal cultivar guarantee.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Unpublished NFC characterisation, Brogdale, Kent; accession observations, not a universal cultivar guarantee.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 observations
trait
fruit texture and flavor
observation
Lapins’s 1970 account describes medium-coarse, moderately firm flesh and fair-to-good flavor comparable with Lambert. This is an attributed historical breeder description, not a modern sensory-panel score.
trait
relative ripening
observation
The Summerland account says Stella ripens with Van or about a week before Lambert. This relative comparison is not a calendar for other regions or current market stock.
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