Cherry Varieties at WSU Mount Vernon NWREC 2012

duke cherry (sweet-sour hybrid). Origin San Jose, CA; seedling combination of sweet and tart cherries, amorelle type; self fertile, early-mid bloom

Almaden Duke

dark swt. Origin Utah; reliable producer but fruit tends to be small, tolerant to rain cracking; mid season bloom

Angela

dark swt. Origin Oregon (1875); standard commercial variety, susceptible to rain cracking; mid season bloom

Bing

dark swt. Origin Morocco (1936), introduced by USDA; early ripening, needs protection from birds, low cracking; mid season bloom

Early Burlat

white swt. Origin Austria, c. 1860; ripe just after Rainier, productive, resistant to fruit cracking. Self-infertile; mid early bloom

Emperor Francis

duke cherry (sweet-sour hybrid). Origin U.S. (1842), old variety; sweeter than Montmorency; self fertile, mid to late bloom

Governor Wood

dark swt. Origin U.S.; productivity variable, low rain cracking; self-infertile, early bloom

Hardy Giant

dark swt. Origin Cornell (1992); productive, softer than Bing; mid season bloom

Hartland

dark swt. Origin Cornell (1964); tolerant to bacterial canker, resistant to fruit cracking. Productivity better on G5 rootstock. Self-infertile, mid to late bloom

Hudson

dark swt. Origin Cornell, tested for Norway; moderate to good resistance to rain-cracking. Self-infertile, mid season bloom

Kristin

dark swt. Origin Summerland, B.C.; large fruit, tolerant to rain cracking; productive, well adapted locally. Self fertile, early bloom

Lapins

dark swt. Origin Cornell (NY 32, 2008), recent introduction; not fully tested at Mount Vernon

NY 32

white swt. Origin Cornell (NY 518, 2006); non-blush yellow skin, white flesh, little cracking; self-infertile, early bloom

NY 518

dark swt. Origin Cornell (NY 9295, 2006);more tart than most sweet cherries, productive, low cracking; mid to late bloom

NY 9295

white swt. Origin Cornell (NY 13688, 2001), AKA Newfane; large fruit, moderate tolerance to rain cracking; self-fertile, mid-to-late bloom

Newfane

white swt. Origin WSU-USDA (1960); large fruit but can be unproductive, moderately susceptible to rain cracking; self-infertile, early bloom

Rainier

dark swt. Origin Cornell (NY 13791, 2001), AKA Ridgewood; ripe late mid-season, moderately tolerant of rain; self-fertile, mid to late bloom

Ridgewood

white swt. Origin Summerland, B.C. (2007); very large Rainier-type cherry, productive, very sweet; self-fertile, early-mid bloom

SPC207

dark swt. Origin Germany, old variety; large fruit, ripe mid season, late bloom

Schneider

dark swt. Origin Summerland, B.C.; moderate tolerance to rain; self-fertile, mid to late bloom

Skeena

Origin Cornell (1993); productive pie cherry, not highly vigorous; self-fertile, late bloom

Surefire

dark swt. Origin Summerland, B.C.; grower-friendly tree, heavy cropping on all rootstocks; moderately susceptible to cracking. Self-fertile, mid bloom

Sweetheart

dark swt. Origin Vineland, Ontario; very productive, may need thinning for best quality. Self fertile; mid to late bloom

Tehranivee

dark swt. Origin Vineland, Ontario; very productive, may need thinning for best quality. Self-fertile, early bloom

Vandalay

Origin Michigan State U., morello type pie cherry sweeter than Montmorency; self-fertile, late mid bloom

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