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An heirloom variety from southern Sicily, rediscovered some twenty years ago, it is a member of the "Santa" family, the best-known of which is the "Santasian".
Small, date-shaped red cherry fruits weighing 15 to 30 grams, arranged in huge bunches.
Mainly used in sauces and pastes, due to its high sugar content.
It also contains a high level of Lycopine, which is said to have anti-carcinogenic properties.
Multiflora in appearance with huge bunches, bushy plant habit, sparse regular foliage, indeterminate growth.
Abundant, regular production from mid-season, lasting until the frosts.
A hybrid variety with the same characteristics is said to be in circulation, called "Salentino/SaporeF1".
Harvest 2023, bag of approx. 15 seeds.
Caracteristics
Caliber | Cherry |
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Color | Red |
Form | Oval-Plum-Elongated |
Earliness | mid-season |
Climate | All |
Foliage | Régular |
Growing | Indeterminate |
Height | + or - 1.8m |
Origin | Italy |