Early Rivers is a traditional English dark red cherry variety, raised by the famous Rivers Nursery in Hertfordshire in the 1860s.
The flavour is very good, and this is one of the earliest cherries available – ripening in early June in the south of England.
Variety characteristics
Variety origin
English variety bred by Thomas Rivers at Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, from a seedling of Early Purple Gean, first fruiting around 1869 then introduced in 1872.
Origin
Period of origin
USDA zone
Flowering
Harvest period
Eating / keeping period
Use
Sweetness / acidity
Disease resistance
Self-fertility
Pollinator value
Ploidy
Origin and identity
Parentage
Seedling of Early Purple Gean
Synonyms
Guigne Early Rivers, Précoce de Rivers, Bigarreau précoce de Rivers
Growth and adaptation
Vigour and habit
Strong vigour, habit sometimes described as semi-weeping or spreading, productive tree with a very early harvest
Pollination and fertility
Alleles
S1S2



