Varieties
Varieties of Sweet cherry
Which variety suits you depends on site, space and taste. Here are the Sweet cherry varieties with their particulars.
- ‘Büttners Rote Knorpelkirsche’You will find ‚Büttners Rote Knorpelkirsche’ to be a very old German variety with bright red to yellow‑red, firm…
- ‘Burlat’With ‚Burlat’ you start the cherry season, it is one of the earliest varieties and usually ripe by early June.
- ‘Hedelfinger Riesenkirsche’The Hedelfinger Riesenkirsche is an old Swabian classic and a robust, vigorously growing tree that still crops reliably in harsh locations.
- ‘Kordia’Kordia is one of the best late dessert cherries, with dark, heart shaped, very firm fruits and a strong, full aroma.
- ‘Lapins’Lapins is a self fertile late cultivar and therefore perfect if you only want to plant a single cherry tree.
- ‘Regina’Regina is the late market variety par excellence and a very dependable choice for the home garden: large, firm, dark…
- ‘Schneiders Späte Knorpelkirsche’Schneiders Späte Knorpelkirsche is one of the best known old German dessert cherries, with large, glossy dark red, firm fruits and a fine aroma.
- ‘Summit’Summit is a mid early ripening variety with strikingly large, heart shaped fruits and a very sweet, juicy flavour.
- ‘Sunburst’Sunburst is a self fertile sweet cherry, so you do not need a second tree as a pollinator, which makes it ideal for small gardens.
- ‘Sweetheart’Sweetheart is one of the latest sweet cherries and stretches the season far into July.
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