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Sweet and tart cherry tree selections in red, black and yellow. Disease resistant, hardy, and dwarf varieties.
Bing - The main commercial dark sweet cherry. Considered the standard for excellence in flavor since the 1850's. Susceptible to cracking and bacterial canker in wetter climates, it is best in hot dry regions such as Eastern Washington.
Carmine Jewel - A vivid red cherry between a sweet and a tart in sweetness. Easy to grow, resistant to diseases and pests. It is a super hardy cherry from Saskatchewan, Canada. Naturally dwarfing, to about 6 ft. tall by 6 ft. wide and is self-rooted so can be grown as a bush. Self-pollinating. Hardy to Zone 2.
Crimson Passion - This tart cherry is larger fruited than most and its dark red fruits are suitable for pies and juice, yet are sweet enough to eat fresh. Self-fruitful. Propagated on its own roots, so it's easy to maintain in a bush form. It is very winter hardy. Zone 3-8.
Evans Bali - Dark red 1" cherries of the Morello type. Primarily used as a pie cherry, yet sweet enough to eat fresh. It is self fertile and uniquely hardy, from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Precocious and productive on a naturally dwarfing tree. Zone 3-8.
Glacier - Large, sweet, dark red fruits on a self-pollinating tree. Fruit size is a little larger than Bing or Lapins, and has very good cracking resistance. A WSU selection, it has proven to be especially well adapted to cooler maritime regions.
Gold - Bright yellow skin and flesh, cracking resistant, productive small fruit with a uniquely good tangy flavor. The yellow fruit is generally less attractive to birds and this is among the hardiest of all sweet cherries, surviving -30F. Zone 4-8.
Kristin - Large dark fruits are crack resistant, sweet, juicy, aromatic and productive. It is the hardiest dark sweet cherry. Pollinated by all varieties but Bing. Zone 4-8.
Lapins - Large black, bing-like fruit has a delicious flavor and is crack resistant. It is a Canadian variety of sweet cherry. Late ripening and self fertile. Zone 5-9.
Montmorency Pie - A standard pie cherry with medium to large red fruit. Very productive. Originated in Montmorency, France about 400 years ago. It is still considered one of the best pie varieties. Self-fertile. Zone 4-9.
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North Star Pie - The hardiest of all cherries, it is hardy to minus 40°F! Originating in Minnesota. A naturally dwarfing variety. Productive & self fruitful. Resistant to cracking & brown rot.
Rainier - Yellow skin with a hint of blush, making the fruit less attractive to birds. Large firm fruit with white juicy flesh. Crack resistant. These trees are particularly hardy, yet fairly low chill. Pollinated by all except Kristin. Zone 5-9.
Sam - Large sweet black cherry resembling Bing in flavor, but more resistant to bacterial canker and fruit cracking than Bing. It is also less susceptible to spring frost than other cherries. Zone 5-9.
Van - Large dark fruit, similar to Bing, some resistance to cracking. A hardy, early, and reliable bearer. It is pollinated by all varieties except Bing. Zone 5-9.
Vandalay - A self-fertile sweet cherry with large black delicious fruits that are resistant to cracking under wet conditions. These trees are resistant to bacterial canker. Widely adapted selection from Eastern Canada. Midseason ripening.
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