Washington State University Cherry Cultivar Releases




Selah
Parents: P8-79(Rainier x Bing) x Stella
Cross made in 1970 by Tom Toyama.
Tested as PC7064-3.

Liberty Bell sweet cherry Liberty Bell sweet cherry

U.S. Plant Patent (pending) and trademark assigned to Washington State University Research Foundation
and licensed in North America to the Northwest Nursery Improvement Institute.

     Selah is a late-season, excellent quality dark red sweet cherry. Its fruit is very large and ripens around Lapins. Selah is moderately firm, and produces a vigorous tree that is similar in branching angle to Bing. It blooms with Bing and is self fertile.

     Selah has excellent flavor, scoring well when compared to Lapins in taste panel evaluations. It has long stems that help prevent tightly bunched clusters as seen with Lapins.

     Production and compatibility of Selah on rootstocks other than Mazzard is unknown at this time. Selah is susceptible to powdery mildew.