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THIS STANDARD
APPLIES TO CHERRIES OF VARIETIES (CULTIVARS) GROWN FROM PRUNUS AVIUM (L.) L.
AND PRUNUS CERASUS L. AND THEIR HYBRIDS, TO BE SUPPLIED FRESH TO THE
CONSUMER, CHERRIES FOR INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING BEING EXCLUDED. |
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THERE ARE TWO
SPECIES OF CHERRIES: |
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SWEET CHERRIES (
PRUNUS AVIUM L.) HAVE VARIOUS COLOURATION OF THE FRUIT FROM YELLOWISH TO DARK
PURPLE. TASTE OF THE FRUIT IS SWEET, A BIT ADSTRINGENT AND SLIGHTLY BITTER.
SWEET CHERRIES HAVE LARGE VARIABILITY IN SIZE – FROM SMALL FRUITED EARLY
VARIETIES TO LARGE FRUITED LATE VARIETIES. |
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SOUR CHERRIES (
PRUNUS CERASUS L.) HAVE TYPICAL ACIDIC TASTE. SOUR CHERRIES VARIETIES HAVE
SLIGHTLY GLASSY FLESH AND SIZE IS NOT AS VARIABLE AS BY SWEET CHERRIES. SOUR
CHERRIES HAVE SMALL LEAVES ATTACHED TO THE END OF THE STEM WHEN PICKED. |
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NORMALLY CHERRIES
ARE PICKED WITH THE STEM TO GUARANTEE INTACT FRUIT AND A GOOD CONSERVATION OF
FRESHNESS. CERTAIN SWEET CHERRY VARIETIES GROWN UNDER SPECIAL CLIMATIC
CONDITIONS LOSE THEIR STEM NATURALLY AT PICKING. THIS TYPE IS MARKETED UNDER
THE NAME PICOTA. |
· NAME
OF ILLUSTRATION o
TYPICAL OF THE VARIETY |

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