Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium) REVNA

Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium) 'Revna'

A highly resistant Russian variety with excellent flavour and high yield.

'Revna' (Ревна) is a top-tier Russian sweet cherry variety, resulting from the open pollination of the ‘Bryanskaya rozovaya’ variety. It is highly valued for its combination of excellent sweet fruit flavour (rating 4.9/5), high frost resistance, and high resistance to fungal diseases and cracking. These qualities make it one of the most reliable and high-quality late-season varieties, also suitable for commercial cultivation.

Main advantages of the variety:

• Excellent quality and sweet flavour of fruits (rating 4.9/5).
• High frost resistance of the tree and flower buds.
• High resistance to fungal diseases.
• High resistance to cracking and good transportability.
• High and regular yield.

Origin and Registration

• Country of origin: Russia
• Breeders: M. V. Kanshina, A. I. Astakhov
• Institution: All-Russian Research Institute of Lupin (VNIIL)
• Origin: Seedling from open pollination of the ‘Bryanskaya rozovaya’ variety
• Registration: Included in the State Register of the Russian Federation in 1994.

Variety Characteristics

Tree

• Growth: Medium-vigorous, fast-growing.
• Crown: Pyramidal, medium density.
• Fruiting habit: Bears fruit mainly on bouquet spurs (81%).
• Pollination: It is partially self-fertile; requires pollinators for high yields.

Fruit

• Size and weight: Large, with an average weight of 4.7 g (maximum 7.7 g).
• Shape and colour: Broadly round, dark red to almost black, with a characteristic white dot at the apex.
• Flesh: Dark red, firm, and juicy.
• Flavour: Excellent, sweet (rating 4.9/5).
• Stone: Medium-sized (0.29 g), easily separable from the flesh.
• Use: Versatile.

Resistance and Requirements

• Frost resistance: High (tree and flower buds). The trunk is resistant to sunscald and frost cracks.
• Disease resistance: Highly resistant to fungal diseases.
• Cracking resistance: High.

Cultivation Recommendations

• To ensure a high yield, it is essential to plant a suitable pollinator nearby, for example, the 'Ovstuzhenka', 'Iput', or 'Tyutchevka' varieties.

Harvest and Storage

• Harvest time: Late (late June to early July).
• Harvest characteristics: Dry scar.
• Yield: High.
• Entry into bearing: 5th year after planting.
• Transportability: High.