BING
The leading commercial sweet cherry in North America. Fruit is firm, juicy and a deep, mahogany-red when ripe. Exceptionally large fruit of finest quality with an intensely sweet, vibrant flavor. Bing has become the standard to which other varieties are compared.
Available mid-June through early August
Color: Mahogany/Flesh - Mahogany.
Flavor/Texture: Sweet, rich flavor (17-19% fruit sugar) / Firm. |
CHELAN
The leading early-ripening sweet cherry of the Pacific Northwest. Fruit ripens two weeks ahead of Bing, yet resembles Bing with firm, round, heart-shaped fruit of good size. The best deep, mahogany red cherry before Bing and less susceptible to rain-cracking.
Available early to late June
Color: Mahogany-Red / Flesh - Mahogany
Flavor/Texture: Sweet, rich flavor (16-18% fruit sugar) / Firm |
RAINIER
A very attractive, exceptionally large, yellow cherry with a red blush. Rainier has a distinctive and superior appearance among sweet cherry varieties. Delicately flavored with extraordinary sugar levels, the flesh is pure yellow, very firm and finely textured. A premium niche variety that ripens after Bing.
Available late June through early August
Color: Golden with pink-red blush/Flesh - clear-colored.
Flavor/Texture: Very sweet, delicate flavor (17-23% fruit sugar) / Finely textured. |
