Cherries

CHERRY VARIETIES
There are more than a thousand varieties of cherries. The cherries you will find at Cherry Acres are:

Bing, Rainier, Tartarian, Hardy Giant, Van, Lapins, Brooks, and Utah Giants

BING

This popular cherry has red/mahogany-colored skin and flesh. Fruit is firm, juicy and a deep mahogany red when ripe. Bing has become the standard to which other varieties are compared.

RAINIER

A very attractive, exceptionally large, yellow cherry with a bright red blush. It's a finely textured variety with firm, clear flesh and colorless juice. The Rainier offers consumers a very sweet, delicate flavor. Rainier has a distinctive and superior appearance among sweet cherry varieties.

TARTARIAN

A small size cherry that ripens early. The fruit is purplish-black, ans is very sweet and juicy.

HARDY GIANTS

Very large, has firm meaty flesh, and evenly ripens to dark red skin. Sweet cherry with dark red flesh and juice.

VAN

This late-season cherry is appreciated for its refreshingly sweet taste and deep red color. Large, shiny, reddish black sweet cherry similar to Bing but firmer with good flavor.

LAPINS

A large, highly crack-resistant, mahogany red cherry. The fruit is dark with lighter red flesh, firm and bright appearance. Harvests 10-14 days after Bing. Very large, dark purple to black cherry with firm, sweet, delicious, purplish flesh.

BROOKS

Large, uniform, oblate, dark red fruit. Flesh is firm and crisp with variable shades of red and pink. Flavor is sweet, rich, well-balanced, and exceptional for early season maturity.

UTAH GIANTS

The fruit is larger and firmer than Bing with outstanding flavor. Flesh color is dark red and sweet. Blooms with Bing. Fruits set in large clusters.