Type = Sour Cherry. Per Hedrick (see citation): "Shubianka is an inferior small-fruited cherry of the Vladimir family imported from Russia in 1883 by Professor J.L. Budd, Ames, Iowa. Tree dwarf, round-topped; fruit small, round; stem long, slender; cavity broad, shallow; skin tough, thick, deep red; flesh firm, juicy, colored, sprightly, astringent with a bitter after-taste; stone round, rather large; season at the end of June; worthless."