SPC414

Cherry

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Bing'

Summary: The apex of the young shoot of ‘SPC414' has a very weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration while that of ‘Bing' has a medium intensity of anthocyanin colouration. The leaf blade of ‘SPC414' is longer than that of ‘Bing'. The leaf blade of ‘SPC414' has a medium length to width ratio while that of ‘Bing' has a small length to width ratio. The petiole on the leaf of ‘SPC414' is longer than that of ‘Bing'. The nectaries of ‘SPC414' are orange yellow while those of ‘Bing' are light red. The petals on the flower of ‘SPC414' are medium obovate in shape and have an overlapping arrangement while those on the flower of ‘Bing' are broad obovate in shape with an intermediate arrangement between free and overlapping. At maturity, the fruit of ‘SPC414' is large to very large while the fruit of ‘Bing' is medium sized. The pistil end of the fruit of ‘SPC414' is depressed while that of ‘Bing' is flat. The fruit stalk of ‘SPC414' is shorter than that of ‘Bing'. The fruit skin of ‘SPC414' is blackish while that of ‘Bing' is dark red. The lenticels on the fruit skin of ‘SPC414' are small while those on the fruit skin of ‘Bing' are medium to large. The fruit of ‘SPC414' is firm while the fruit of ‘Bing' is of medium firmness. The ratio of fruit weight to stone weight is high for ‘SPC414' while it is low for ‘Bing'.

Description:

PLANT: semi-upright habit, medium vigour, medium to strong branching, mid to late season flowering, early to mid-season fruit ripening
YOUNG SHOOT (DURING RAPID GROWTH): very weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration of the apex, medium density of pubescence of the apex
ONE-YEAR-OLD SHOOT: normal internode length, few to a medium number of lenticels, thin to medium thickness at mid-length

LEAF: medium length to width ratio, medium to dark green on upper side, high ratio of leaf blade length to petiole length
NECTARIES: orange yellow

PETAL: medium obovate shape, overlapping arrangement

FRUIT STALK: thin to medium thickness, abscission layer present between stalk and fruit
FRUIT: large to very large, reniform shape, depressed at pistil end, weakly conspicuous suture
FRUIT SKIN: blackish, many small lenticels, intermediate thickness
FRUIT FLESH: dark red, firm, medium acidity, high sweetness, medium to strong juiciness
FRUIT JUICE: purple

STONE: small to medium size, broad elliptic in ventral view, high ratio of weight of fruit to weight of stone

Origin & Breeding History: : 'SPC414' originated from a cross made by Dr. Frank Kappel in 1996 on behalf of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at the Summerland Research and Development Center in Summerland, British Columbia. The cross was an open pollination of the variety ‘Lapins' with an unknown male parent. One of the resulting progeny was selected based on fruit size, self-fertility, productivity, flesh texture and eating quality and designated ‘SPC414' in 2002. Further propagation of the variety was made in 2004 onto Mazzard rootstock.

Tests & Trials: The comparative trial for 'SPC414' was conducted in 2022 at Summerland Variety Corp. in Summerland British Columbia. The trial included 5 trees of the candidate variety 'SPC414' and 2 trees of the reference variety ‘Bing'. The trees in the trial were bearing fruit and varied in age from 5 to 24 years old with the candidate variety trees grafted onto Mazzard and Gisela6 rootstock and the reference variety trees grafted onto Mazzard rootstock. Measured characteristics were based on 10 measurements per variety. Mean differences are significant at the 5% probability level based on a paired Student's t-test.

Comparison tables for 'SPC414' with reference variety 'Bing'

Leaf blade length (cm)

Petiole length (cm)

Fruit stalk length (cm)

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Cherry: ‘APC414' (left) with reference variety ‘Bing' (right)

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Cherry: ‘APC414' (left) with reference variety ‘Bing' (right)

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Cherry: ‘APC414' (left) with reference variety ‘Bing' (right)