Cherry's That We Grow:

Click on the above listed varities to learn more.

Notes about
Red Cherries

Places like Safeway, Walmart, and other Grocery stores will lump all red cherry varities together. Some will sell under the Bing name when they are not.

Some varities are super similar while other have little hints. Example: I can tell a bing apart from a Lapin because Lapins have very long stems compared to Bings.

Cherry Availibility Chart

Cherry Availibity chart

These are the cherry harvest dates for a normal year. This year is looking earlier than last year. Also, we have a higher elevation than the major growing area, we are normally about a week behind Wenatchee's cherry harvest. Our normal harvest season at out orchard is close to the "Hill Bing" season, possibly a week earlier. Ideally, we like to pick for the 4th of July Holidays and sometimes the weather cooperates.

F.Y.I. Hill Bings or any "Hill" fruit is a regional term. In the Wenatchee Valley we have Stemily "World Famous Fruit." They originated up on Stemilt Hill. The elevation there is so great that harvest time is a month later than in the Columbia Basin. So "Hill" is not a type of cherry, its a cherry grown in a micro climate.

Information on Cherry Varities

Chelan

A new sweet cherry from the Research and Extension Center in Prosser, WA. Resembles a Bing with good size and firm, round fruit. Good flavored fruit which matures two weeks ahead of Bing.

chelan

Tieton

Another excellent early cherry introduction from the WSU Irrigated Research & Extension Center at Prosser, WA. The Tieton produces very large fruit, ripening five to seven days ahead of Bing. Fruit is firm with a sturdy stem.

tieton

Bing

The fruit is almost black when fully ripe. Very large, excellent quality, firm, juicy and sweet. One of the best shipping and fresh market varieties in the U.S.

bing

Rainier

A very attractive yellow cherry with a red blush similar to Royal Ann (which is a separate varity). Fruit sizes well even with a full set, and a distinct flavor superior to most varieties. Bruises very easily.

rainier

Lapin

Very attractive yellow cherry with a red blush similar to Royal Ann. Fruit sizes well even with a full set, and a distinct flavor superior to most varieties. Normal sized cherry with long stem.

lapin

Skeena

A large (9 row) cherry which is firm and self-fertile. Dark red to black skin and flesh, a very good cropper and reated very high in taste panels. Large cherry with small stem.

skeena

Sweetheart

A very late bright red cherry that remains "crunchy" when picked and eaten. Heart shaped cherry.

sweetheart