Sweet Cherries, Early:
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| Bing: |
Excellent fruit quality. Susceptible to rain splitting. Winter tender and spring frost tender. Yields are not high, with high
cull rates. Not self-fertile. |
| Celeste: |
Matures 5-7 days before Van. Fruit is dark red, medium firmness with good size. Tree is semi-compact. |
| Christalina: |
Ripens 5 days before Van. An extremely attractive dark red cherry. Fruit size is moderate to large. Tolerant to rain splitting.
Not self-fertile. |
| Sandra Rose: |
Self-fertile. Matures 3 days after Van. Large, dark red fruit, shiny and split resistant. Tree is productive. Fruit
is moderately firm with good flavor. Split resistant. |
| Santina: |
Early black cherry maturing 8 days before Van. Fruit is firm with a bright lustre. Tree is self fertile. |
| Sonnett: |
Ripens 2 days after Van. Fruit skin is red and flesh is pale pink and soft. Fruit is very large and very sweet. The tree is a
light cropper. |
| Samba: |
Tree is not self fertile. Fruit is dark red and matures 2 days after Van. Fruit is large, firm, and moderately sweet. |
| Satin: |
Fruit matures 3 days before Van. Fruit is moderately large and very firm. Skin is slightly mottled, but very attractive. |
| Van: |
Continues to be an important variety. Fruit is large, black and firm. Good flavor with a short stem. Heavy annual producer.
Excellent pollinator. Ripens late June to early July. Not self-fertile. |
Sweet Cherries, Mid-Season:
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| Lambert: |
Still a main variety with good yields. Ripens 1-2 weeks later than Bing. Not self-fertile. Fruit is dark red and
medium sized. Tree is heavy bearing. |
| Sonata: |
Self-fertile, heavy cropping variety that matures 7 days after Van. Fruit is black, very large, firm and sweet with a brilliant
lustre. |
| Summit: |
Very large Lambert type cherry that matures 5-10 days before Lambert. Not self-fertile. Fruit is soft. |
| Stella: |
Large fruit size and high yield. Self-fertile. The first self-fertile cherry developed at the Summerland Research Station. The
tree can overset resulting in small fruit size. Good pollinator for other varieties. Fruit has sweet, juicy flesh and rich
flavor. |
| Sylvia: |
A Lambert Stella type that ripens 4-5 days before Lambert. Fruit size is medium, dark red, firm with good flavor. Split
resistant. Tree is semi-compact and has good annual yields. Not self-fertile. |
Sweet Cherries, Late-Season:
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| Lapins: |
Self-fertile. Crops annually yields better than Lambert. Fruit is dark red, large firm and resistant to splitting. Matures 2 days
after Lambert. It is the most widely planted cherry in the Southern Interior. |
| Skeena: |
Self-fertile. Reasonably split resistant. Very productive matures 3-4 days after Lambert (mid July). Fruit is black, large and
very firm, juicy and sweet. |
| Staccato: |
A very late maturing variety 7 days after Sweetheart and 26 days after Van. Fruit is very large, firm, sweet, and attractive.
Skin is red to dark red. Flesh is red. Tree is self-fertile. |
| Sweetheart: |
Ripens first week of August. Self fertile. Fruit is medium sized, good flavor.
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Tart (Sour) Cherries
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| Meteor: |
Fruit resembles Montmorency. Tart, juicy, meaty flesh with small free pit. Tree is a natural genetic dwarf, growing
8-12' tall. Self fruitful. Hardy to -50oF. Tree is spur-type. Ripens a week later
than Montmorency. |
| Montmorency: |
The standard for pie cherries. Medium large, bright red fruit with firm yellow flesh. Rich, tart, tangy flavor. Tree
grows to 15' tall. Hardy to -40 oF. (-40 oC). Self-fertile. |
| Schatten Morello: |
Self fertile. Crimson purple skin color, dark red flesh, firm, good flavor. Ripens late July. Tree is hardy. |
| North Star: |
Large fruited Morello type with thin, light red skin, red flesh, red juice with small freestone. Fruit will turn mahogany if left
on the tree. Crack resistant. A natural dwarf tree 6-12' tall. Self-fruitful. Heavy crops. Hardy to -40 oF (-40 oC). |
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Note: There are many other cherry varieties available.
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