Our Variety Assessment

Its strengths, growing requirements and the conditions in which it performs best.

Radost would not be our first choice for mild fresh eating, but it is excellent for processing. The early fruit turns from red to almost black and retains a lively acidity that gives real character to juice, sauces and preserves. It remains attached to the tree when ripe, while the stone separates relatively easily from the flesh.

Radost

Price range: 28,00 € through 45,00 €

Radost is a bright red Cornelian cherry with a good acid content.

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SKU: 3601 Category: Cornelian cherry trees

Description

Radost is an early-season Cornelian cherry featuring bright red fruits – which turn very dark red as they become ripe. The fruits will hang on the tree even when fully ripe.

Radost has a higher level of acid than most Cornelian cherries, making it particularly good for culinary purposes. The stone comes away easily from the flesh.

Please note these plants are not certified bio / organic, although they are ideal for growing in an organic regime as they tend not to suffer from pests or diseases.

Variety characteristics

Variety origin

Ukrainian hybrid from the Kashchenko Acclimatisation Garden, hardy and early to mid-early, with oval red fruits becoming dark red when ripe.

Origin

USDA zone

Flowering

Harvest period

Eating / keeping period

1 week

Use

Cooking, Fresh eating, Juice

Sweetness / acidity

Disease resistance

Self-fertility

Pollinator value

Origin and identity

Parentage

Hybrid of Cornus mas, exact parents not found

Growth and adaptation

Vigour and habit

Vigorous

Pollination

Compatible pollinating varieties

For reliable fruit set, plant at least one variety with a compatible flowering period nearby. Flowering period: 1 - very early.

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