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Category: Cherries

CULTIVAR HARVEST DATE POLLINATORS DESCRIPTION Berry

Bing
Stella, Van, Sonata  Tree habit: vigorous, upright, spreading. Excellent sweet, firm cherry. Fruit skin: dark red with attractive lustre. Fruit size: 9.0g. Fruit shape: heart-shaped. Fruit flesh: firm, juicy, red. Medium stem. Sweet flavour.

Enjidel
8 days before Bing  Produces light crops, uniform colour fruit. Fruit skin: light red. Fruit size: 10g. Fruit flesh: good firmness. Good sweet flavour.

Kordia
8 days after Bing Regina, Sandra Rose  Tree habit: moderately vigorous, spreading. Some crack resistance. Fruit skin: dark red to mahogany. Fruit size: medium. Fruit shape: heart-shaped. Fruit flesh: juicy, firm, red to dark red. Stem: long and thin. Flavour: Good sweet-tart balance.

Lapins
10 days after Bing Self-fertile   Tree habit: upright and vigorous, dwarf rootstock preferred. Late maturing with excellent fruit size, firmness and taste. Split-resistant. Good bearer with good production. Fruit skin: dark red to mahogany. Fruit size: large (10.6g). Fruit shape: round to heart-shape. Fruit flesh: red, firm and juicy. Stem: medium to moderately thick. Good flavour.

Minnie Royal
18 days before Bing Royal Lee  Very good production with low chilling requirements. Red to wine red fruit skin. Fruit size: medium (9.4g). Fruit shape: oblate. Fruit flesh: firm. Stem: 1.75 inches. Good eating quality.

Rainier
Estimated one day before Bing Bing and Van  Tree habit: vigorous, spreading upright. Very good flavour. Fruit skin: Yellowish-white with red blush. Fruit size: 8-10g. Fruit shape: rounded. Fruit flesh: white, mod firm, good texture. Stem: short to medium length, thick. Very sweet flavour.

Regina
14 days after Bing Kordia  Tree habit: moderately spreading. High quality large fruit with excellent flavour. Fruit skin: dark red to mahogany. Fuit size: medium for season. Fruit shape: rounded to slightly heart-shaped. Fruit flesh: firm, juicy and red. Medium stem. Excellent, sweet flavour.

Rivedel
23 days before Bing Lapins and Van  Tree habit: Horizontally semispreading. Very early with good fruit firmness. Dark crimson fruit skin. Fruit size: 9-10g. Kidney shape. Fruit flesh: firm. Short stem. Good flavor.

Royal Lee
18 days before Bing Minnie Royal  Very good flavour, low chill requirements, very productive. Fruit skin: red. Fruit size: Medium to large. Fruit shape: heart-shaped. Fruit flesh: firm. Medium stem. Excellent flavour.

Sandra Rose
Three days after Bing Self-fertile.  Tree habit: upright and spreading. Good-sized fruit with uniform colour and good tolerance to rain splitting. Fruit skin: mahogany to black. Fruit size: large (11.6g). Fruit shape: flat-round. Fruit flesh: dark red, moderately firm, juicy. Short and thick stem. Sweet flavour, good eating quality.

Santina
11 days before Bing. Self-fertile  Tree habit: very flat, almost sweeping. Fruit appears to be tolerant to rain splitting. Good flavour. Fruit skin: dark red to mahogany. Fruit size: better than average (9.5g). Oval fruit shape. Fruit flesh: red, firm and juicy. Medium to long stem. Flavor: moderately sweet for early cherry.

Skeena
16 days after Bing Self-fertile  Tree habit: spreading. Very large, very firm, nice taste. Split resistant. Fruit skin: dark red to black. Fruit size: large (11.6g). Fruit shape: round. Fruit flesh: firm. Thick stem. Very good flavour.

Sonata
4 days before Bing Self-fertile  Tree habit: vigorous and upright. Very large, dark skinned, attractive cherry. Fruit skin: dark red to black. Fruit size: 12.7g. Fruit shape: kidney shape, nose dimple. Fruit flesh: dark red. Thick stem. Sweet and flavourfull.

Sonnet
2 days before Bing Rainier  Fruit will hang well on trees. Good size cherry. Fruit skin: red. Fruit size: 9.0g. Fruit shape: rounded. Fruit flesh: light, creamy white, medium firm, moderately juicy. Medium stem. Good flavour, low acidity.

Staccato
26 days after Bing. Self-fertile  Large very firm fruit with limited splitting. Excellent storage ability. Fruit skin: red to dark red. Fruit size: large (11.1g). Fruit shape: flattened heart. Fruit flesh: red and firm. Long stem. Sweet with good flavour.

Stardust
15 days after Bing   Fruit skin: dark red to black. Fruit size: 11.6g.

Stella
3 days before Bing Self-fertile  ITree habit: very vigorous, upright and spreading. Reliable production. Fruit skin: red to dark red. Fruit size: 9.0g. Fruit shape: heart-shaped. Fruit flesh: mod firm, medium-coarse texture. Stem: medium length and thin. Good flavour.

Sweetheart
18 days after Bing Self-fertile.  Tree habit: upright to spreading, not recommended with dwarf rootstock. Very productive late season cultivar. Fruit skin: red to dark red. Fruit size: medium (8.8g). Fruit shape: round. Fruit flesh: red and firm. Stem: medium to long. Very good flavour.

Symphony
22 days after Bing Self-fertile.  Tree habit: upright. Good size, late crop. Fruit skin: red. Fruit size: medium to large for season (10.6g). Fruit shape: rounded- square to heart-shaped. Fruit flesh: moderately sweet. Medium stem. Moderately sweet flavour.

Van
3 days before Bing Stella, Bing, Rainier  Tree habit: vigorous, upright-spreading. Very precocious and productive, good quality dark cherry. Fruit skin: attractive red. Fruit size: 8.7g. Fruit shape: rounded-square. Fruit flesh: red, firm and juicy. Short stem. Excellent, sweet flavour.
 
 
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