Also called NY 12716, this late season, fresh eating Pie Cherry is also good for drying, tart & pie. The fruit is a Morello-type & firmer than most tart cherries with bright red skin, flesh, and juice. Tree blooms late, is productive, is self-fertile and has medium vigor. It is resistant to cracking, canker (somewhat) & brown rot (somewhat). It has Borchert Black Sour × NY 6935 (Richmorency x Schattenmorelle) genetics. It has an upright habit and open and wide-angled habit that is both easy to maintain and well suited for U-pick production. It’s from the Cornell breeding station. Problem free. Tart but high enough sugar for fresh eating. USDA Hardiness Zones: 4. This variety’s patent (USPP11108P) expired on 2013-11-04.

Pie Cherry species description: Pie Cherry is moderately vigorous, blooms late winter to early spring with white, pink and red flowers. Cherries have a delicious and unique sweet and sour flavor. They often ripen earlier in the season than large fruit.