Emperor Francis cherry

Edible fruit cultivar

'Emperor Francis' cherry
The 'Emperor Francis' cherry was the source of the first cherry genetic map
Genus	Prunus
Species	Prunus avium
Cultivar	'Emperor Francis'

The Emperor Francis cherry is a sweet cherry cultivar (Prunus avium) that produces a bright red fruit which is resistant to cracking.^[1] In 1996, it was the source of the first cherry genetic map, which was created from a haploid-microspore derived population from the 'Emperor Francis' cultivar.^[2] It is also one of the sources of the 'Newfane' sweet cherry, which was created by crossing the 'Emperor Francis' with the 'Stella' cherry.^[3] It can be cross-pollinated with 'Montmorency' cherry.^[4]

References

^ Jerry Minnich The Michigan Gardening Guide, p. 155, at Google Books
^ James F. Hancock Temperate Fruit Crop Breeding, p. 167, at Google Books
^ “Newfane’ Sweet Cherry Tree Prunus Avium,” Free Patents Online
^ "Pollination of Emperor Francis cherry trees". orangepippintrees.com. Retrieved 5 January 2017.