Black Republican cherry Black Republican cherry The Black Republican cherry is a cultivar of cherry. While it is a hybrid, its parentage is not known; it is possibly a cross of the Napoleon and Black Tartarian cultivars, but has also been described as a seedling of the Eagle variety. It is one of the parents of the Bing cherry. The Black Republican was first grown in Oregon about 1860 by the horticulturist Seth Lewelling, who gave it its name as a reflection of his Abolitionist beliefs. The fruit of the Black Republican is small, firm, and deep purple in color, with an intense
Fruit and Spice Park to stay an active garden club member and develop insights on the different fruits that should be planted until she passed away in 1979. In memory of her and Preston B. Bird, South Date County renamed the Redland Fruit and Spice Park to the Preston B. Bird & Mary Heinlein Fruit and Spice Park in 1980. The park contains more than 500 varieties of fruits, nuts, and spice trees. It also includes more than 80 banana trees, 160 varieties of mango trees, more than 40 varieties of grape trees, and 70 varieties of bamboo trees. It also features guava, jackfruit,