Blondköpfchen
| Blondköpfchen | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | yellow |
| Fruit shape | round |
| Fruit size | cherry |
| Fruit type | cherry |
| Variety type | open-pollinated |
| Country | Germany |
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Seed source:
- 1. Reimer Seeds
- 2. Martin Longseth of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin (WI LO M) 14
- 3. Peter Gallant, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada 06
Year grown: 2014(1 - germination failure)
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
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- Large vines need caging or staking, 70 days, phenomenal producer of about 3/4 inch round golden yellow cherries in large clusters. They have a moderately sweet nice flavor.
Seed source:
- Reimer Seeds / Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin (WI MI B) 94 / Norbert Parreira, Helliner, France 92
Year grown: 1994, 2000
Location: Augusta, Michigan
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- 75 days, indet., regular leaf plant with a high yield of small golden cherry fruit with very good flavor.
Seed source:
- Reimer Seeds / Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin (WI MI B) 01 / Norbert Parreira, Helliner, France 92
Year grown:
Location:
QC CA C
- 61 days, huge robust plant, taking over the garden. Very high yield of tasty fruit.
Seed source:
- Reimer Seeds / Firefox seeds, Kingston, Ontario
Year grown: 2009
Location: A rooftop in Montreal, Quebec
History
- This variety was obtained from the Gatersleben seed bank in Germany in the late 1980s. The name means 'Little Blond Girl' in German.
- First offered in the SSE 1989 Yearbook by Georg Schramayr of Woelbling, Austria (AUST SC G), who described it as follows:
- "95 days - small yellow round fruits, borne in abundance in large clusters, stalks dichotomous-branched, very tasty, from Germany."
- Seven commercial sources were noted for 2004 in the Garden Seed Inventory 6th edition.
See also
Picture Gallery
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Blondköpfchen - flower. 2009.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Blondköpfchen - baby fruit. July 2009.
QC CA C. Blondkopfchen-prolific-vines. 2009-07-31
QC CA C. Blondkopfchen-ready-to-eat. 2009-07-31
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Blondköpfchen. 2009.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Blondköpfchen. 2009.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Blondköpfchen. 2009.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Blondköpfchen. 2009.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Blondköpfchen. 2009.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Blondköpfchen. 2009.
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