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open-pollinated
Black Opal
British open-pollinated black cherry bred from Black Cherry, combining rich balanced sweet-tangy flavour, firmer texture and heavy crops on an indeterminate cordon.
- Shape
- Round
- Fruit type
- Cherry
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate / cordon
- Where it grows
- Both
- Typical fruit weight
- 18 g (18–20 g)
- Days to maturity
- 70 days
- Sweetness
- High
- Flavour intensity
- High
- Productivity
- Very high
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- Containers
- Suitable for containers
- Support needed
- Substantial
- Cool-climate suitability
- High
- Growing notes
- Suitable for outdoor or cold/unheated greenhouse culture in Britain. Train as a supported cordon, long branched trusses can carry 120-150 fruit per plant over roughly three months.
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