Comune di Bonnanaro: interessante cultivar sarda di ciliegio

Among population of sweet cherry trees grown in North-Western Sardinia, the cv <<Comune di Bonnanaro>>, so called because it is spread in the most importance area of cherry cultivation, has a particular importance. This rustic variety is characterized by medium vigorous trees, the blossoming occurs in the third decade of March and the commercia harvest-time at the end of May. The fruit is small, tender and deep red and with colourless juice at the ripeness. Its acidulous taste is very pleasant. Sapidity of the drupe and hardness of the trees, however, join up with small size and low flesh/stone ratio of fruits.