Fresh Cherry Varieties!

樱桃品种指南

Whenever you eat the dark red, sweet, crisp, and juicy cherries, don't think that the cherry just has one universal taste. There are many varieties of cherries including their level of sweetness/tartness. Every year, cherries bring full of surprises and happiness to cherry fans one variety at a time...

每当你吃着深红馥郁，酸甜适中，爽脆可口, 幸福满满的美国樱桃和任何国家的樱桃时，不要以为樱桃就长着同一个脸蛋，甜甜脆脆的就一个口味哦。樱桃有很多的品种。它每年都会随着季节，气候，地区，和国家的不同，而一个品种随着一个品种地出现，给人们带来观感和口感的惊喜。

CHERRY VARIETY: BING

Bing is the leading sweet cherry variety in the United States
Firm, juicy, deep mahogany red, and intensely sweet
Exceptionally large fruit of the finest quality
Called the King of Cherry
The Bing cherry was developed in the 1870s by horticulturalist Seth Lewelling and his Chinese foreman Ah Bing, for whom the variety was named after.

CHERRY VARIETY: BROOKS

Developed at UC Davis
The first variety to ripe in California & Washington
Red Cherry Variety with well balanced sweetness
Large, firm and low acidity
Susceptibility to moisture cracking
Best suited for hot dry climates

CHERRY VARIETY: CHELAN

One of the first varieties to be harvested in Washing and Oregon state each summer
Firm, round, and heart-shaped
A mahogany red skin and sweet flavor
Born in 1971 by Washington State University researcher Tom Toyama

CHERRY VARIETY: CORAL CHAMPAGNE

Matures in the early season
Firm, juicy flesh, pink-red skin, and low acid
A sweet flavor similar to Bing
Susceptibility to rain-crack
The parentage of this variety is not known

CHERRY VARIETY: GARNET

Garnet is a large cherry with excellent flavor
This variety produces uniformly red cherries with glassy exterior and short stems
Introduced by California breeder Marvin Nies
Garnet cherries are available from Stemilt in May

CHERRY VARIETY: KORDIA

This new and delicious variety is becoming very popular in Northwest orchards.
This variety is very rare. The volume for exporting is limited.
Kordia is prized for its heavy crops of very sweet, juicy, large and jet-black fruit
Available July - August

CHERRY VARIETY: LAPIN

Newer varieties, mahogany red, and excellent firmness and flavor
Northwest Cherries mature ten days to two weeks after Bing
Named after Dr. Karl Lapins, a pioneer in cherry breeding

CHERRY VARIETY: RAINER

Premier cherry with distinctive and superior look
Exceptionally large, firm and texture
Yellow with bright red blush. Flesh is pure yellow
Extraordinary sugar levels

CHERRY VARIETY: ROYAL HAZEL

Highly flavorful and very firm red flesh
An excellent sweet and acid flavor

CHERRY VARIETY: SKEENA

Have a deep mahogany color and sweet flavor with lower acid levels than other dark-sweet cherry varieties
Skeena is a late-harvesting cherry variety that is available in mid-July from Washington and Oregon state.

CHERRY VARIETY: STACCATO

A late-ripening and super-sweet cherry variety
Staccato is harvested in the middle of August in Washington state
Stemilt holds the exclusive rights to grow and market this variety in the United States.