Cherry Varieties
Sour Cherries
There are no commercial processors of Sour Cherries in the Okanagan; therefore production is limited to fruit stand level sales. Care should be taken to obtain virus free planting stock since sour cherry yellows virus disease has been a problem in the past.
Planting Trend - Stopped.
Sweet Cherries
| Dark Sweet Cherry Varieties | Harvest timing relative to Bing | Ave. Fruit Weight (g) | Firmness (g/mm) without GA | % Natural Cracking | Productivity | Habit |
Self Fertile |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHELANTM
|
-11 |
8.41 |
278.1 |
16.5 |
Moderate to High |
More mod. branch angles than Bing |
No |
Good on Mazzard, Incompatibility on Maheleb. |
TIETON*
|
-11 | 13.2 | 265.2 | Low to Moderate | Vigourous, similar branch angles to Bing | No | Tends to nose crack, Good on Gisela 5, unproductive on other rootstocks. | |
SANTINA
|
-9 | 9.92 | 269.5 | 43.7 | Moderate | Spreading to Weeping | Yes | Med. size fruit, responds well to GA, good choice for early market. |
SUMNUE(CRISTALINATM)
|
-6 |
10.78 |
68 |
25.4 |
Variable |
Spreading |
No |
Glossy and attractive in a pack. |
SPC136(SUITE NOTETM)* |
-4 | 12.23 | 276.65 | 35.9 | Variable | Moderate | No | Large, attractive fruit. Productivity is moderate, perhaps better on a precocious rootstock? |
BENTON ** |
-1 | 375.8 | 5.0 | Low to Moderate | Vigorous | Yes | Suscepible to powdery mildew | |
SUMELE (SATINTM) |
+2 | 23.23 | 331.5 | 37.6 | Variable | Mod. Vigour Spreading | No | Attractive pack, more info on fruit quality and market response needed. |
VAN *
|
+2 |
9.74 |
357.1 |
34 |
Low to Moderate |
|
No |
Fruit can be large, but become small on overloaded trees. |
SANDRA ROSE
|
+2 |
11.65 |
229.9 |
16.5 |
Variable |
Spreading |
Yes |
Responds well to G.A. as firmness without is a concern, very good taste, and attractive in a pack. |
KORDIA (ATTICA)*/**
|
+7 | 329.2 | 8.0 | Low to Moderate | Moderate | No | Origin Czeck Republic, late bloom, sensitive to frost, heart shaped. | |
SYLVIA
|
+8 |
10.69 |
313.7 |
30.3 |
Moderate |
Semi-Compact |
No |
Very thick stem holds up well in cold storage, tolerant to rain splitting and very tolerant to sun scalding. |
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| Dark Sweet Cherry Varieties | Harvest timing relative to Bing | Ave. Fruit Weight (g) | *Firmness (g/mm) without GA | % Natural Cracking | Productivity | Habit | Self Fertile | Notes |
Black Pearl ** |
-10 |
|
351.6 |
4 |
High |
|
No |
|
LAPINS
|
+10 |
11.69 |
273.6 |
26.1 |
Excellent |
Vigourous, very upright |
Yes |
Standard for mid-late season varieties, overcropping may be a problem in some years, upright habit can be a challenge. |
SKEENA
|
+10 |
11.46 |
311.4 |
28 |
Moderate |
Upright and Spreading |
Yes |
When compared to Lapins, Skeena fruit are slightly larger, firmer, with thicker stem and easier tree to manage. |
REGINATM *
|
+15 |
11.75 |
263.2 |
5.3 |
Low to moderate |
|
No |
New variety from Germany. Moderate resistance to P. mildew |
SWEETHEART
|
+21 |
9.75 |
332.5 |
16.9 |
Excellent |
Spreading |
Yes |
Very precocious with heavy crops, overcropping may be an issue. Cherry is light red colour and susceptible to mildew |
13S2009(STACCATOTM)
|
+29 |
10.57 |
278.9 |
7.3 |
Good |
Upright and Spreading |
Yes |
Good tolerance to rain induced cracking, flower hardiness similar to, or better than Bing. Highly susceptible to mildew and can have mixed maturity problems. |
13S2101 (SOVEREIGNTM)
|
+30 |
11.07 |
334.8 |
8.6 |
Moderate |
Mod. Vigour, Flat Branches |
Yes |
Fruit mod. large, very firm, bright red skin. |
SPC103 (SENTENNIALTM)
|
+30 |
10.3 |
82 |
17% |
High |
Mod. Vigour Flat Branches |
Yes |
Fruit is very firm, crunchy and moderately sweet, exceptional habit. |
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Blush Type Cherry Varieties |
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RAINIER
|
5 |
9.78 |
232.1 |
23.0 |
High |
Vigorous, hardy and bears early |
No |
Multi-pick yellow cherry with red blush; susceptible to p. mildew |
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* All data (except * which is from OSU) collected from SuRDC Summerland off Mazzard rootstock * Precocious rootstock may be required to increase yield ** Data collected from OSU |
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