Rainier

Variety of Wild cherry · Prunus avium

Premium bicolour yellow-red firm cherry with very high sugar content.

🇺🇸 USA 1960Dessert

Taste & characteristics

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Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Very large, yellow-ground fruit with red blush; firm, very sweet, cream-coloured flesh.

Vigorous, productive; delicate fruit prone to bruising.

High; a premium cherry commanding top prices.

Self-sterile. Sensitive to sunburn, bruising and rain; demanding to harvest and handle.

Site, soil, hardiness and growth follow the species Wild cherry unless the variety states otherwise. Will it grow where you live? → Check your site on the species page

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