The Collection was repropagated and moved to its present location in spring
1996. There are two representatives of each of the 316 accessions, all of which
have been grafted on Colt rootstock. A spacing of 5 m x 3.5 m has been used and the
Collection covers 1.1 hectares.
Cultivars in the collection are either Sweet (Prunus avium), Acid or Sour
(Prunus cerasus) or Duke cherries. The latter are hybrids between Sweet and Acid
types. Varieties have been planted in blocks according to type, with Sweet
cherries further segregated into early, mid and late season according to
recordings made at Brogdale. Unknown cultivars and seedlings are found at the
end of this list.
Using the Index
There is more than one selection of some cultivars and in this case, the
selection with the suffix A is believed to be true to type.
Key to Abbreviations and Classifications
Source
EMLA: East Malling/Long Ashton
IR: irradiated
VF Bonn: virus free from German Federal Republic
VF BC: virus free from British Columbia
VF NZ: virus free from New Zealand
Heat Treatment
HT: heat treated and virus tested (East Malling Research Station)
HTB: heat treatment (Brogdale)
