Russian Cherry Hybrids

[Galatians522]

Does anyone have any experience with cerapadus or padocerus cherry hybrids?

[usirius]

Unfortunately, I can't speak from personal experience, especially since these hybrids are, to my knowledge, hardly available. All I can do is repeat information found online, according to which they were created a long time ago by the renowned botanist and breeder Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin (Иван Владимирович Мичурин) , 1855-1935

I'll quote just one sentence from the recommended source below regarding these hybrids:

A hybrid of cherry and bird cherry was created by IV Michurin, by pollination of Ideal cherry with pollen of the Japanese bird cherry Maak. The new variety was named cerapadus. When the parent plant is bird cherry, the hybrid is called padocerus.

This summary, as well as a very detailed and worthwhile description, can be found here:

https://gardentime-en.decorexpro.com/sad-i-ogorod/kustarniki/tserapadus-gibrid-vishni-i-cheremuhi.html




Incidentally, other lesser-known fruit varieties are also interesting, such as selections of rowan berries (like mountain ash) and their hybrids, for example, with pear, medlar, or aronia....

[Galatians522]

I have read that article. It seemed very intriguing--particularly the descriptions of the varieties. Probably the most commonly available Cerapadus hybrid is Krymsk 6 which is 25% Amur Cherry. There are also many interesting cherry hybrids coming out of Dresden-Pillnitz. A number of those would qualify as cerapadus or padadocerus. The 2023 article below indicated that they have been released.

https://cherrytimes.it/en/news/Interspecific-hybrids-as-new-sources-for-sweet-and-sour-cherry-breeding

[usirius]

Thank you for the link to this publication. The Dresden-Pilnitz site belongs to the Julius Kühn Institute. There is no information about this on their website:
https://www.julius-kuehn.de/dresden-pillnitz (or also https://www.deutsche-genbank-obst.de/).

It might be interesting to visit the experimental fields for example, during cherry ripening season. I don't know if this is possible or if any material is available:
https://www.julius-kuehn.de/vf/versuchsflaechen-dresden-pillnitz


Their brochure "Pillnitz Fruit Varieties & Rootstocks" is showing only three interspecific Prunus hybrids are listed, which are identified only as rootstocks:

Piku 4 Prunus cerasus x P. Kursar (P. kurilensis x P. sargentii)
Piku 1 Prunus avium x (P. canescens x P. tomentosa)
Piku 3 Prunus pseudocerasus x (P. canescens x P. incisa)

https://www.julius-kuehn.de/media/Veroeffentlichungen/Flyer/PillnitzerObstsortenbroschuere.pdf

[Galatians522]

Thank you for the link to this publication. The Dresden-Pilnitz site belongs to the Julius Kühn Institute. There is no information about this on their website:
https://www.julius-kuehn.de/dresden-pillnitz (or also https://www.deutsche-genbank-obst.de/).

It might be interesting to visit the experimental fields for example, during cherry ripening season. I don't know if this is possible or if any material is available:
https://www.julius-kuehn.de/vf/versuchsflaechen-dresden-pillnitz


Their brochure "Pillnitz Fruit Varieties & Rootstocks" is showing only three interspecific Prunus hybrids are listed, which are identified only as rootstocks:

Piku 4 Prunus cerasus x P. Kursar (P. kurilensis x P. sargentii)
Piku 1 Prunus avium x (P. canescens x P. tomentosa)
Piku 3 Prunus pseudocerasus x (P. canescens x P. incisa)

https://www.julius-kuehn.de/media/Veroeffentlichungen/Flyer/PillnitzerObstsortenbroschuere.pdf

Very interesting, I will have to read through the links. Seeing tomentosa in the parentage is surprising since it is usually thought to be more plum like than cherry.