Romance Series vs Evans cherry seeds

These Sour Cherry seeds come from a mix of Juliet, Valentine, Cupid, Romeo, and Crimson Passion fruit. The seedlings will be genetically varied rather than copies of the named Romance Series cultivars, but some may produce similar large, richly flavoured sour cherries.

The Romance Series cherries are Prunus × kerrasis hybrids with about 75 percent Prunus cerasus and 25 percent Prunus fruticosa ancestry, named for the breeding work of Dr. Les Kerr. Their fruit is more tart than common sweet cherries but can also develop high sugar when fully ripe.

University of Saskatchewan dwarf sour cherries combine sour-cherry and selected Mongolian-cherry material. Their named cultivars are self-compatible and ripen from early through mid-to-late August in Saskatchewan. The named parents range from few to some suckers, with Crimson Passion listed as producing very few. Those are parent references only: seedlings from this mixed lot can differ, and the packet did not resolve a supported fruit-mass value.

Seed-parent background: U of Saskatchewan dwarf sour cherries combine sour cherry and selected Mongolian cherry material. Seed-parent ripening: Early through mid-to-late August in Saskatchewan; offspring timing can vary. Seed-parent suckering: Named parents range from few to some suckers; Crimson Passion is listed as very few. Seed-parent pollination: Named dwarf sour-cherry cultivars are self-compatible; not an offspring guarantee.

Evans Cherry, also called Bali Cherry, is a hardy sour cherry cultivar discovered in an old orchard near Edmonton in the 1920s and later popularized by Dr. Ieuan Evans.

The self fertile parent produces abundant bright red sour cherries in July. Seedlings are genetically distinct from Evans and will vary, but some may retain similar prairie hardiness and fruit quality.

Hardiness reference: Seed-parent reference; seedlings vary: 3; Zone system is unspecified; no USDA/NRCan conversion is made; A parent-clone hardiness label is not a seedling hardiness promise.. Mature spread: Seed-parent reference; seedlings vary: 6 ft; Retail nursery claim with no stated rootstock, age or training context; Parent clone only; seedlings may differ.. Mean fruit weight: Seed-parent reference; seedlings vary: 4.4 g; Applies to the Evans seed parent/cultivar, not to seedlings from the sold packet; Sample size, years and measurement method are not reported.. Flavour reference: Seed-parent reference; seedlings vary: sour; Retail sensory wording, not a trained sensory panel; Parent fruit only; seedlings may differ.. Ripening reference: Seed-parent reference; seedlings vary: August; Source month is not a Manitoba forecast and no trial year is specified; Parent cultivar only; seedling ripening can segregate.. Pollination: Seed-parent reference; seedlings vary: self-fruitful; another cherry is not required for pollination; Cultivar/seed-parent trait only. Self-fertility must not be promised for seed-grown offspring..