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Benton®(USPP #15847) Benton® is a medium-to-large, high quality, dark red cherry from the Prosser program that matures at Bing time or 1-2 days later. In taste tests it has been rated higher than Bing in taste and firmness. Benton® is self-fertile.
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BingThe most widely planted fresh sweet cherry variety. Ripens 60-65 days after bloom and needs a pollinizer. Fruit is dark mahogany to black in color and is firm and juicy. Pollinizers: Lapins, Rainier, Van, Black Republican.
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Black RepublicanA firm, good quality cherry which produces medium-sized fruit with dark reddish-black skin and flesh color. A very good pollinizer for other sweet cherry varieties.
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Chelan™(USPP #8545) A cherry that blooms several
days ahead of and is compatible with Bing. The fruit is dark red,
medium-to-large size, with medium-to-dark red flesh. It has good
firmness with moderate cracking (similar to Bing). It ripens 10-12
days before Bing.
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Early Robin®(USPP #13,951) Early Robin® is an early season,
Rainier-type cherry maturing 7-10 days ahead of Rainier. The fruit
shows other distinct characteristics, more heart-shaped appearance,
milder flavor and a Semi-freestone pit. The size is medium-to-large.
The tree is not self-fertile and requires a pollinizer. At the present
time, the variety is for testing purposes only. |
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GoldA late-blooming, yellow cherry. It is an excellent polinizer, grown primarily for the processing market. The tree is vigorous, and very productive.
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Index™(USPP #10459) A self-fertile cherry that blooms several days ahead of and is
compatible with Bing. The fruit is dark red, medium-to-large size, good firmness with moderate incidence
of rain cracking (similar to Bing). It ripens early mid-season, 5-7 days before Bing. |  Index™ | |
LapinsA self-fertile cherry that blooms 3-4 days ahead of Van. Very good split resistance, responds well to GA giving later maturity (10-14 days after Bing). The fruit is large and dark with lighter red flesh, firm and bright appearance. |  Lapins | |
RainierGolden yellow with a red blush. Flesh color is clear. Fruit is very large and very firm. Ripens 2-10 days later than Bing. Trees are vigorous, hardy, and bear early. Pollinizers: Bing, Van. |  Rainier |
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Regina™(USPP# 11,530) Fruit quality is high, with firm, large, dark red cherries. The flavor is mild and sweet. It is tolerant to cracking and ripens between
Lapins and Sweetheart. This is a new variety from Germany.
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Royal AnnLarge, sweet, bicolor cherry, yellow with red blush.
The fruit is large and firm with excellent flavor and colorless juice.
It bears well and is an excellent canning variety. Should not be used to pollinate Bing, Lambert or Emperor Francis.
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SamA good pollinizer that blooms late season. The fruit is large, black, and is considered to be tolerant to rain cracking. It is very productive and matures 7 days before Bing. |
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Selah®(USPP# 16,135) Selah® is a
large dark red cherry with high soluble solids that ripens about
Lapins time. It blooms before Bing and is self-fertile. This is
a selection from the Prosser, Washington program. |
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Skeena™(USPP #11,392) Large, round, firm cherry with dark red to black skin. Ripens about 10-14 days after Bing. Fruit is juicy, sweet and good eating quality. It appears to have good tolerance to rain-induced cracking and is self-fertile. An introduction from the breeding program at Summerland, B.C. |
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Cristalina™(Sumnue) This new cultivar, is an early maturing,
non-self-fertile selection that ripens approximately 5 days before
Bing. The fruit is heart-shaped and slightly compressed. Fruit size
is moderately large, flesh is moderately firm and nearly as dark
as the skin, and moderately sweet. The tree is very productive and
has very good wide spreading branches.
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SweetheartA self-fertile sweet
cherry cross between Van and Newstar developed in Summerland, B.C. medium-to-large, bright red fruit with good flavor
and matures 5-7 days after Lapins. Tree is very
precocious. Requires pruning to prevent size problems.
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Tieton®(USPP #11,385) An early season, premium, dark red cherry.
The fruit is large, with glossy mahogany red skin and medium flesh. Ripens
5-7 days before Bing. Blooms slightly ahead of Bing but overlaps very well, making
Bing a good pollinizer for Tieton®. Gisela® rootstock recommended.
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VanFruit is medium-sized, dark red in color, similar to Bing except
with short stems. Tree is hardy, vigorous and a very prolific bearer, producing fruit 1-3 years earlier than Bing.
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MontmorencyThe leading sour cherry for commercial canneries. Produces medium-sized, dark red fruit with good quality and flavor. Disease resistant. | ||
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Mahaleb Cherry Seedling(Semi-Standard 90%) The most popular cherry rootstock in California and Utah for sweet cherry varieties and heavily used for sour cherries. It is more winter hardy than Mazzard. Mahaleb is deep-rooted but less fibrous than Mazzard. | ||
Gisela® 5(USPP #9622) This cherry rootstock produces a very precocious tree about 50% - 55% (in Washington) or slightly less in size compared to Mazzard. Tree shape is open and spreading with wide angles and good side branches. Fruit size and shape is good. These Gisela® rootstocks, because of their precociousness, will produce crops 2-3 years ahead of Mazzard. |
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Gisela® 6
(USPP #8954) This cherry rootstock produces a very precocious,
well-anchored, hardy tree that seems to do well on a wide range of soils. In Washington, tree size is 80% - 90% of Mazzard. However, in other areas it has
shown to be in the 60% - 70% range. Fruit size is good and holds up well with
the heavy cropping.
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Gisela® 12
(USPP #9631) This cherry rootstock produces a very precocious
tree about 85% - 95% of Mazzard. The tree structure is open, spreading and stocky. Gisela® 12 is well anchored and does well in wide range of soil types.
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Maxma®14This hybrid rootstock is a cross between Mazzard and Mahaleb. Rated 20% - 25% more dwarfing than Mahaleb. Suited to higher density planting. Maxma®14 is compatible with most cherry varieties and is quite precocious and productive. Wet soil tolerant and iron chlorosis resistant.
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