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BACKGROUND INFORMATION O N YOSEMITE™ VARIETY CHERRY
The second commercially marketed cultivar from Warmerdam Packing LLC’s Sequoia club
program is the Glenrock, marketed under the trademark name Yosemite.
The timing of the Yosemite cherry is about ten days after the Sequoia and Brooks, and about
seven to ten days before the Bing variety.
The Glenrock was naturally hybridized in 1990 by removing a seed from the Tulare variety
cherry, cracking it open, and germinating it with wild pollen. Open pollen germination is used by
geneticists to capture recessive traits. The Glenrock was initially grown as a seedling without the benefit
of a cultivated rootstock, and as such, was not immediately identified as demonstrating desirable
characteristics. In 1995, after asexual propagation onto commercial rootstock, the cultivar was
identified as having desirable characteristics. The Glenrock commercial production is now grown on
commercially cultivated rootstock.
The most desirable characteristics of the Yosemite cherry are its eating experience, firmness and
increased postharvest shelf life. The Yosemite cherry is typically harvested at about 20 degrees brix;
many samples will range from 22 brix to 24 brix under normal circumstances. [Rare samples have been
harvested even as high as 30 degrees brix.] To date, a typical Yosemite cherry is measurably firmer than
competing varieties at the same timeframe, and the firmness adds crunch to the eating experience.
The geneticist’s notes on the variety reflect a cherry that is large in size, firm in texture, dark red
in skin color, red in flesh color and deliciously sweet in flavor demonstrating a balance between acid and
sweetness.