Description
Replacement tree for Bing in much of the commercial industry. This mid season, baking Sweet Cherry ripens late July and is also good for preserves, canned, frozen & fresh eating. The fruit is large, sweet, juicy, firm, plump & excellent quality with deep-red to purple skin and flesh. Tree is heavy yeilding, requires 850 chill hours and is a cross between Van and Stella. It is resistant to cracking & late frosts and is self-fertile and excellent pollinizer. It is beautiful ornamental with frilly white flowers. It originated in Summerland, Canada, 1983.
Sweet Cherry species description: Sweet 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.
| SKU: | C10 |
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| Variety: | Lapins |
| Common Name: | Sweet Cherry |
| Latin Name: | Prunus avium |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Bloom (species): | late winter to early spring white, pink, red flowers |
| Tree: | beautiful ornamental with frilly white flowers |
| Characteristics: | baking, preserves, canned, frozen, fresh |
| Chill Hours: | 850 |
| Pollination: | self-fertile and excellent pollinizer |
| Genetics: | Van x Stella |
| Origin: | Summerland, Canada, 1983 |
| Lifecycle: | Perennial |
| Leaf Drop: | Deciduous |
| Forest Layer: | Understory Tree |
| Food Type: | Fruit Tree |
| Height: | 15-25ft |
| Width: | 15-25ft |
| Sun: | Full |
| Water Needs: | Average |
| Fruit: | large, sweet, juicy, firm, plump, excellent quality deep-red to purple skin and flesh |
| Season (Ripening): | mid (late July) |
| Production: | heavy |
| Disease Resistance: | cracking, late frosts |
| Sources: | openagrar.de |
danny nguyen (verified owner) –
Very happy with my purchase. Received one extra cutting and already grafted on my cherry branches.