Cherry

The word cherry refers to both the tree and the fleshy fruit (drupe) that contains a single stony seed. The cherry belongs to the family Rosaceae genus Prunus

Sonnet: A delicious pre Christmas cherry subject to the weather being warm. Red skin and firm flesh.

Rainier: A white fleshed cherry with high sugars but limited availability. Same timing as Summit.

Stella: A heart shaped cherry harvested late December to mid January.

Lapins: A large dark cherry harvested late December through until mid January.

Sweetheart: A new popular cherry which is large late and sweet. Dark colour. Harvested mid January until the first week of February

Kordia: A new variety which is rain resistant. We are learning how best to grow this variety. Firm and dark red.

Sweet Valentine: A Lapins sport found on the Summerfruit Orchards property. Later than Lapins. Harvested late January to first week in February.

Staccato: One of the newest cherries bred in the Canadian 'Summerland' programme. Expected to harvest one week later than Sweetheart.