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open-pollinated
Gold Nugget
Very early compact golden cherry bred at Oregon State for cool summers, notable for prolific cropping and a strong tendency toward seedless early fruit.
- Shape
- Round
- Fruit type
- Cherry
- Growth habit
- Determinate / bush
- Where it grows
- Both
- Typical fruit weight
- 12 g (8.8–20 g)
- Days to maturity
- 58 days (55–60) from transplant
- Sweetness
- High
- Flavour intensity
- Medium
- Productivity
- Very high
- Cracking resistance
- High
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- Containers
- Suitable for containers
- Support needed
- Moderate
- Cool-climate suitability
- High
- Growing notes
- Excellent for patios and cool-summer areas. Only light support is normally needed. Early parthenocarpic fruit may contain few or no seeds.
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