Sour Cherry of Kleparow
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Sour Cherry of Kleparow - is a hybrid of cherry and sour cherry. Also known in pomological literature as Ukrainian: Черехи, French: Griotte de Kleparow, German: Kleparover Süss-Weichsel. First selected in Lviv, Ukraine. In 1555 Lviv's city council released a law ordering citizens to protect and grow Sour Cherry of Kleparow. Kleparow is the name of Lviv's suburb.
[edit] Description
Summer leaves have light green color with little red nuances. Big leaves, are oval and extended, have long and sharp end, and are very dented, supported by short, strong, red leaf stalks. Stipules are of a medium length, a bit extended at the base, strongly dented. Flowers are medium or rather small, elliptic, concave petals, covering partially each other; short, a little bit large, almost sharp, strong red divisions of calyx. Pedicel is short and strong. Leaves of period of fruit production have short ends, shrinked at their base, have intense green color and are supported by medium length leaf stalks.
[edit] Sources
- Pomologie Générale. 1882. Volume 11. P.150 [1]
- Ilko Lemko. Lviv above all. "Piramida". 2003. ISBN 966-7188-70-1