Chinook cherry
GenusPrunus
SpeciesPrunus avium
Hybrid parentage'Bing' and 'Gil Peck'
Cultivar'Chinook'
Breeder1960 by Harold Fogle, with Washington State University

Chinook is a cross between 'Bing' and 'Gil Peck' and was introduced in 1960 by Harold Fogle. 'Chinook' is similar to Bing but is sweeter and ripens 4 to 10 days sooner. 'Chinook' is a cross-pollinizer with 'Bing' and 'Van'.[1][2]

'Chinook' was introduced as a black-fruited pollinizer for 'Bing' that could be shipped fresh. It has been removed from orchards because of its relatively soft flesh and serious rain cracking.[3]

References

  1. ^ Chinook Sweet Cherry Archived 2010-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Warner, Geraldine (26 May 2015). "New cherry varieties wanted urgently". goodfruit.com. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Sweet Cherry Varieties in Oregon". Archived from the original on 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-06-04.


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