History
The Ulster cherry was created through an agricultural breeding program at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York in 1937, and was first introduced in 1964. It derives from the crossing of the Schmidt cherry (a mid-season cultivar that produces a dark red, moderately large fruit of a good quality and superior crack resistance) and the Lambert cherry (a heart-shaped cultivar with dark red and moderately firm flesh and a sweet flavor).
The Ulster cherry is named after Ulster County, New York, a region that is home to commercial sweet cherry production. The Ulster cherry is grown across North America and has been successfully introduced in Europe and Australia. The cultivar can be produced in harsh climates: when Norway launched its sweet cherry commercial production, the cultivar was imported for planting in that nation's fjord district, located at latitude 60°N.
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