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Sweetheart

Variety of Wild cherry · Prunus avium
Very late, self-fertile variety extending the season into the final cherry week.
Edible value6Medicinal value4Other uses5
🇨🇦 Canada 1994Dessert

Taste & characteristics

Taste

firmjuicysweet

Profile

Parentage
Van x Newstar
Breeder
Summerland Research Station
Pollination
self-fertile
Fruit weight
11 g

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest

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

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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