NSCRBIN
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| BING CHERRY (Prunus avium) |
| 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, Bing cherry is best in hot dry regions such as Eastern Washington. |
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NSCRRAI
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| RAINIER CHERRY (Prunus avium) |
| Yellow skin with a hint of blush, making the fruit less attractive to birds. Large firm fruit with white juicy flesh. Crack resistant. Rainier Cherry trees are particularly hardy, yet fairly low chill. Pollinated by all except Kristin. Zone 5-9. |
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NSCRKRI
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| KRISTIN CHERRY (Prunus avium) |
| Large dark fruits are crack resistant, sweet, juicy, aromatic and productive. Kristin Cherry is the hardiest dark sweet cherry. Pollinated by all varieties but Bing. Zone 4-8. |
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NSCRGLA
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| GLACIER CHERRY (Prunus avium) |
| 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, Glacier cherry has proven to be especially well adapted to cooler maritime regions. |
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NSCRVAN
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| VAN CHERRY (Prunus avium) |
| Large dark fruit, similar to Bing, some resistance to cracking. A hardy, early, and reliable bearer. Van cherry is pollinated by all varieties except Bing. Zone 5-9. |
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NSCRCOM
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| COMPACT STELLA CHERRY (Prunus avium) |
| Genetic dwarfing form of the self-fertile Stella variety. Only growing to about 8-10ft. Dark, heart shaped fruit of good quality, similar to Lambert. Not as crack resistant as Lapins. Compact Stella Cherry is low chill, so it can fruit in the South. |
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NSDOCOR
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| CORNELIAN CHERRY DOGWOOD (Cornus mas) |
| Very early spring bloom, a mass of fuzzy, small yellow star-shaped flowers before the leaves appear. Some of the first flower to appear in spring! Fruit also appear earlier, great for providing food to hungry birds after the winter. Bright, olive-shaped red fruits are edible and appear among the dark green glossy leaves in late summer. Fruit can be eaten fresh, used in pies, preserves and syrups. Reddish-purple fall hues varies year to year. Scaly, exfoliating bark that curls back and can be displayed by removing lower branches to make a tree form. If left alone, will grow as a dense, bushy shrub great for screening and hedges, growing 20 ft. x 20 ft. Full sun to part shade. Well-drained rich soils. Cultivated in Asian and Europe since ancient times, where Cornelian cherry is native. A tough dogwood that is also resistant to anthracnose. Hardy to -30° F. Zone 5-8. |
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NSCRVDAL
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| VANDALAY CHERRY (Prunus avium) |
| A self-fertile sweet cherry with large black delicious fruits that are resistant to cracking under wet conditions. Vandalay Cherry trees are resistant to bacterial canker. Widely adapted selection from Eastern Canada. Midseason ripening. |
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NSCRLAP
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| LAPINS CHERRY (Prunus avium) |
| Large black, bing-like fruit has a delicious flavor and is crack resistant. Lapins Cherry is a Canadian variety of sweet cherry. Late ripening and self fertile. Zone 5-9. |
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NSRTMAZZ
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| MAZZARD CHERRY ROOTSTOCK (Prunus avium) |
| Standard cherry rootstock for sweet, tart and flowering cherries. Hardy and widely adapted, drought tolerant, and well anchored. Resistant to root rot and nematodes. Mazzard Cherry Rootstock makes a large tree so it will require annual pruning to keep it to an easily harvestable size. Excellent for bird food planting. The wood also has timber value. Zone 4-8. |
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NSCRSAM
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| SAM CHERRY (Prunus avium) |
| Large sweet black cherry resembling Bing in flavor, but more resistant to bacterial canker and fruit cracking than Bing. Sam Cherry is also less susceptible to spring frost than other cherries. Zone 5-9. |
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NSCRCARM
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| CARMINE JEWEL CHERRY (Prunus fruticosa x cerasus) |
| A vivid red cherry between a sweet and a tart in sweetness. Easy to grow resistant to diseases and pests. Carmine Jewel 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. |
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