| Cultivar Name: |
Sweetheart
|
| Type |
Almond |
| Synonyms |
SB13, 36-52
|
| Patent |
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA) 2008 PP19436
|
| Parentage |
SB3, 54-39E, x 25-26
|
| Species |
Prunus dulcis
|
| Usage |
Scion
|
| Bloom Time |
-3
days relative to Nonpareil
|
| S Genotype |
S1S14 |
| Kernal Size |
Medium
|
| Kernal % of Nut |
68%
|
| Nut Shell |
Paper
|
| Tree Size |
Medium
|
| Yield |
Medium
|
| Ripening time |
+2
weeks relative to
Nonpareil
|
| Self Compatible |
Partially Self Compatible
|
| Pollinators |
Cross-compatible with `Nonpareil` and all major California almond varieties; not cross-compatible with the related UCD cultivar, 'Winters'.
|
| Description |
Orig. as a seedling from a cross made within the University of California at Davis (UCD) breeding program.
Marcona nut type. |
| References |
- Fowler Nursery Commercial Fruit and Nut Tree Variety Descriptions. Link
- Sierra Gold Nurseries Variety Descriptions. Link
- UC Davis Fruit and Nut Research & Information. Link
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- HORTSCIENCE 48(10):1320–1322. 2013; ‘Sweetheart’ Almond: A Fully
Cross-compatible Pollenizer for the
Early ‘Nonpareil’ Bloom that Exhibits
Very High ‘Marcona’-type
Kernel Quality written by Thomas Gradziel and Bruce Lampinen; Link
- Research Update:
Growing Almonds, Growing Advantage,The Almond conference, 2015; Link
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