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Photo courtesy of Parc Summerland cherry releases Variety name Van Sparkle Star Sam Sue Compact Lambert Stella Salmo Compact Stella Summit Lapins Sunburst Newstar Newmoon Sylvia Celeste (Sumpaca) Sweetheart (Sumtare) Sandra Rose Santina Skeena Sonata (Sumleta) Summer Jewel Cristalina (Sumnue) Samba (Sumste) Symphony Sonnet Stacatto Satin (Sumele) Sovereign Sentennial Stardust Starblush Starletta Suite Note Sofia Parentage Empress Eugenie open pollinated Empress Eugenie open pollinated Deacon open pollinated V-160140 open pollinated Bing x Schmidt Irradiated Lambert Lambert x J.I. 2420 Lambert x Van Irradiated Stella Van x Sam Van x Stella Van x Stella Van x Stella Van x Stella Van x Sam Van x Newstar Van x Newstar 2C-61-18 x Sunburst Stella x Summit 2N-60-07 x 2N-38-22 Lapins x 2N-39-05 2C-61-18 x 2D-28-30 Star x Van 2S-84-10 x Stella16A-7 Lapins x Bing? 2N-49-02 x 2N-63-31 Sweetheart open pollinated Lapins x 2N-39-05 Sweetheart open pollinated Sweetheart open pollinated 2N-63-20 x Stella Stella x 2S-84-10 2N-63-20 x Stella 2S-36-36 x Summit OSC #6 x 2S-28-39 Named 1944 1945 1949 1953 1954 1964 1968 1970 1973 1973 1984 1984 1988 ? 1988 1990? 1995 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1998 2000 2000 2006 2006 2008 2011 2012 2012 2013 Parents in red denote Stella or descendants of Stella. SOURCE: Cheryl Hampson, PARC quality. No varieties with that heritage have been released yet. Kappel said the gene pool has been narrowing, and he felt it was important to bring in new genetics. Other selffertile varieties exist in other parts of the world that don't originate from the John Innes material. One is the Cristobalina cherry, which is described as a spontaneous self-compatible mutant found in Spain. Dr. Cheryl Hampson, Summerland's current cherry and apple breeder, said it's been difficult to obtain germplasm from other countries as it must go through quarantine to eliminate viruses. That takes a long time, and much of the material does not survive the heat therapy. Meanwhile, the program continues to release new varieties with the Stella heritage. Last year, the program released a blush cherry, Starletta, and a red cherry called Suite Note. This year, it released the red cherry Sofia. "I think it was a pretty important breakthrough," Hampson said of Stella's development, "I hope that Dr. Lapins, before he left this mortal coil, realized what a big impact he had on the world." • www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER June 2013 21