'Emperor Francis' cherry
The 'Emperor Francis' cherry was the source of the first cherry genetic map
GenusPrunus
SpeciesPrunus avium
Cultivar'Emperor Francis'

The Emperor Francis cherry is a sweet cherry cultivar (Prunus avium) that produces a bright red fruit which is resistant to cracking.[1] In 1996, it was the source of the first cherry genetic map, which was created from a haploid-microspore derived population from the 'Emperor Francis' cultivar.[2] It is also one of the sources of the 'Newfane' sweet cherry, which was created by crossing the 'Emperor Francis' with the 'Stella' cherry.[3] It can be cross-pollinated with 'Montmorency' cherry.[4]

References

  1. ^ Jerry Minnich The Michigan Gardening Guide, p. 155, at Google Books
  2. ^ James F. Hancock Temperate Fruit Crop Breeding, p. 167, at Google Books
  3. ^ “Newfane’ Sweet Cherry Tree Prunus Avium,” Free Patents Online
  4. ^ "Pollination of Emperor Francis cherry trees". orangepippintrees.com. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

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