Cherry Varieties Master Table
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Cherry Varieties Master Table
Cherry Varieties Master Table
Here, in the order in which they ripe is a master table of cherry varieties, sweet and sour (pie). The cherry season is so brief and is one of the first fruits to ripen in Spring each year. Be sure not to miss it. and see this page for picking tips and many recipes and easy canning directions , like making your own home canned pie filling!
| Cherry | Days after the earliest variety |
Color | Description |
| Black Tartarian | 1 |
black | |
| Early Burlat | 1 | dark red | |
| Mona | 1 | red - dark red | |
| Berryessa | 4 | yellow w/ blush | |
| Santina | 4 | red | Sweet, Large (31mm), great for eating fresh. |
| Brooks | 5 | dark red | a large, firm red cherry that tolerates hot climates. Sweet with both complex flavors and a sweet tart blackberry-like taste |
| Chelan | 5 | dark red | deep, mahogany red, heart-shaped, medium sized, sweet fruits, like Bing. Sweet, between 16 and 18 % sugar. |
| Bada | 7 | yellow w/ blush | |
| Chinook | 7 | red - dark red | |
| Coral | 7 | red - dark red | |
| Corum | 7 | yellow w/ blush | |
| Larian | 7 | dark red | |
| Tieton | 8 |
dark red | |
| Tulare | 8 | red | |
| Index | 9 | dark red | |
| Garnet | 10 | red | |
| Ruby | 10 | red | |
| Julbilee | 11 | red -dark red | |
| King | 11 | red - dark red | |
| Cristalina | 12 | dark red | |
| Benton (Columbia) | 13 | dark red | |
| Bing | 14 | dark red | Large cherries (29 mm) with deep red color and sweet. |
| Sweet Ann | 14 | yellow w/ blush | |
| Van | 14 | black | |
| Summit | 15 | red | |
| Rainier | 16 | yellow w/ blush | Very large (32 mm) with more sweetness, less acid. Considered to be the best of the yellow varieties. Good for eating fresh, canning |
| Utah Giant | 16 | dark red | |
| Montmorency | 18 | dark red | Pie (sour) cherry; Small (22mm) used for cooking, it is the classic pie cherry and juice. |
| Stella | 18 | dark red | |
| Lambert | 19 | dark red | |
| Selah (Liberty Bell) | 19 | dark red | |
| Attika | 20 | dark red | |
| Lapins | 21 | dark red | Very large (32 mm) with more sweetness, less acid. |
| Skenna | 21 | dark red | |
| Sweetheat | 24 | dark red | |
| Craig | 24 | dark red | |
| Blackgold | 24 | very late mid-season. Good for eating fresh. Self-fertile. | |
| Regina | 28 | red | Very late Medium-Large (31mm), flavor like Bing, good for eating fresh, canning. |
Cherry Varieties in Alphabetical Order
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