PA7UNIBO* Sweet Stephany® is a very interesting variety for the medium-late harvest period thanks to the very early fruiting, the exceptional productivity and the excellent pomological and organoleptic characteristics of the fruit.
| Variety denomination | PA7UNIBO* Sweet Stephany® |
|---|---|
| Thematic area | Plant varieties |
| Ownership | ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA' DI BOLOGNA |
| Breeders | Michelangelo Grandi, Riccardo Correale, Stefano Lugli |
| Protection | European Community; UK; USA; Canada; Chile; Argentina; Peru; South Africa; Australia; New Zealand; Azerbaijan. |
| Licensing status | Exclusive multiplication rights licensed in Italy, Spain, Greece, France, Belgium, Chile, Peru, Argentina, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, Azerbaijan. |
| Species | Prunus avium (L.) L. |
PA7UNIBO* Sweet Stephany® is one of the 6 sweet cherry varieties belonging to the “Sweet” series. These varieties arise from a breeding program started in the early 2000s at the Department of Tree Crops (now Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences) of the Alma Mater Studiorum, with a precise "target", i.e. that of obtaining six-seven varieties capable of cover a harvesting calendar of at least 30-40 days, all with a "maximum" common denominator: fruits with valuable aesthetic characteristics, excellent organoleptic qualities, easily recognizable, obtained from trees with high agronomic and productive performance.
Tree: elevated vigour, mixed fruiting habit and adaptable to different planting systems. It comes into production early, with high and constant yields.
Flowering time: early, 1-2 days before Burlat. Self-fertile (allelic profile S3S4’).
Harvest Time: mid-late season (25-27 days post Burlat), uniform ripening, optimal and long on-tree fruit lifespan.
Fruit: large size (average dominant size 32 mm), symmetrical heart-shape, shiny red skin (4 in CTIFL color scale) tending to shiny red vermilion skin at advanced ripening (5 in CTIFL color scale), firm flesh, sweet, good aromatic taste, high susceptibility to cracking.
Plant Breeders' Rights (PBR)
EU (CPVR) title n. 58806; title date 07/06/2021
PBR/plant patent in: EU; UK; USA; Canada; Chile; Argentina; Peru; South Africa; Australia; New Zealand; Azerbaijan.
Trademark
EU trademark "Sweet Stephany®" n.14997911 filed on 16/02/2016
Protected with registered trademark in: EU, Chile, Australia
Licenses
Europe
- Italy: Salvi Vivai, Top Plant Vivai, Vivai Fortunato e Vivai Spinelli
- Greece: Vitro Hellas
- Spain: Tecniplant 2010 S.L.
- Belgium: DEPA-Fruit
- France: IFO
International
- Chile, Argentina, Peru: A.N.A. - Andes New Varieties Administration
- South Africa: Stargrow Group
- Canada: Calissi Farms
- Australia: Graham's Factree; The Austral 1892
- New Zealand: Innovar
- USA: Innovar
Lugli S., Correale R., Grandi M., 2015. Ciliegio Sweet Stephany™, nuova varietà tardiva. N. 20/2015, L’Informatore Agrario: 50-51.