Sweetheart
Variety of Wild cherry · Prunus avium
Very late, self-fertile variety extending the season into the final cherry week.
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
firmjuicysweet
Profile
- Parentage
- Van x Newstar
- Breeder
- Summerland Research Station
- Pollination
- self-fertile
- Fruit weight
- 11 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Medium-large, bright glossy red fruit with firm, crisp, sweet flesh.
Growth
Medium vigor, early-bearing; heavy set, thinning improves fruit size.
Yield
High; fruit ripens over an extended window.
Notes
Self-fertile. One of the latest varieties, extending the harvest window.
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