EARLY LORY
Origin: France
Pollinator: Biggara Gaucher, Sweetheart, Van
Harvest time: As from the second week of May
Tree characteristic: Trees have a structure which expansively grows at moderate vigour and is quite productive.
Fruit characteristic: Fruits are large and thick- and long-stemmed. Stem is firmly attached to the fruit. Skin colour of the fruit is quite dark red. Fruit flesh is moderately firm, juicy and savoury.
VİŞNE KÜTAHYA
Origin: Anatolia
Pollinator: It is self-pollinating.
Harvest time: Last week of June
Tree structure: Trees grow semi-vertically, expansively and moderately vigorous.
Fruit structure: Skin colour is dark red; stem is moderately thick and very long. Fruit flesh is very firm and dark purple in colour, juicy, less fibrous and of high quality.
LAMBERT
Origin: United Kingdom
Pollinator: Metron Late, Van
Harvest time: Harvest starts in the second week of June
Tree characteristic: Trees grow semi-vertically at moderate vigour. It is very productive. It is used as a pollinator for many varieties.
Fruit characteristic: Fruits are large, dark bright coloured, long-stemmed and heart-shaped. Fruit flesh is firm, moderately juicy and savoury. It is affected by rain in excessively rainy years and cracking occurs in the fruits.
0900 ZİRAAT
Origin: Anatolia
Pollinator: Starksgold, Lambert, Metron Late
Harvest time: Harvested as from the third week of June.
Tree characteristic: Trees grow vigorously, expansively and vertically. It is not self-pollinating.
Fruit characteristic: Fruit is red in colour and turns dark red-maroon near the harvest time. Stem pit is deep and the stem is long. Fruits are very large and resistant to cracking and transport, juicy, firm and of high quality.
REGINA
Origin: Germany
Pollinator: Kordia, Starksgold, Lambert
Harvest time: One week after 0900. Harvest starts in the fourth week of June on average.
Tree characteristic: Trees grow semi-vertically and vigorously. It is quite a productive variety.
Fruit characteristic: Fruits are medium-sized and long-stemmed. Skin colour of the fruit is dark red. Fruit flesh is red and moderately firm. It has a short shelf life. It is a good variety in terms of edibility and aroma. It is resistant to cracking.
STARKSGOLD
Origin: Canada
Pollinator: Pollinating reciprocally with 0900 Ziraat.
Harvest time: Harvested one week after 0900. Harvest starts in the first week of July.
Tree characteristic: Trees grow semi-vertically and vigorously. It is used as a pollinator for many varieties. It is so productive a variety.
Fruit characteristic: Fruits are medium-sized, round and slightly long-stemmed. Fruit flesh and skin colour is yellow. Fruits are firm-textured and have so low a cracking rate.
SWEET HEARD
Origin: USA
Pollinator: It is a self-pollinating variety
Harvest time: Harvest starts in the fourth week of June
Tree characteristic: Trees grow expansively and vigorously. It is a productive variety.
Fruit characteristic: Fruits are large and heart-shaped, long-stemmed and bright red. It is a firm, juicy and savoury variety.
NORTH WONDER
Origin: USA
Pollinator: Starksgold
Harvest time: Harvested as from the second week of June.
Tree characteristic: It bears fruits very frequently. Trees grow vigorously and semi-vertically.
Fruit characteristic: Fruits are very large and big. They have long and thick stems. Fruit quality does not reduce even though fruit set is high. It is a variety quite similar to Ziraat 0900. Basic difference from Ziraat 0900 is that fruit flesh is darker in colour. However, it is much more productive than 0900. Tree and fruit characteristics are completely the same and it is the only variety which may replace 0900.
KORDIA
Origin: Czech Republic
Pollinator: Regina, Van, Stella, Lapins
Harvest time: As from the third week of June
Tree characteristic: Once it has completed its vigorous growth in initial years, it displays a moderately vigorous and vertical growth.
Fruit characteristic: Fruits are large, slightly heart-shaped and long-stemmed. Skin colour of the fruit is dark red. It is resistant to cracking. It is sweet and has an excellent aroma.