

CHERRIES
apples | apricots | cherries | mangoes | nectarines
peaches | pears | plums | kiwi fruit
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Flesh: Red. Moderate firmness, juicy. Handles well.
Flavour: Excellent , sweet well-balanced flavour.
Blossom: Mid season
Comments: Proven to be an attractive, reliable
cultivar with good size and flavour. Widely accepted
in the marketplace.
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Flesh: Firm, Dark red
Flavour: Good, well balanced.
Blossom: Early to mid season
Comments: An excellent cherry, but highly susceptible
to rain cracking. Quality fruit demands a premium in the marketplace.
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Flesh: Light red. Moderate firmness.
Flavour: Fair.
Blossom: Mid-season
Comments: A dark cherry with good size. In our opiniion better market cultivars are available in the harvets season.
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Flesh: Very firm, slightly fibrous. Dark red flesh and juice.
Flavour: Good.
Blossom: Early to mid-season
Comments: Excellent cherry in areas suited to its production. Firmness of fruit contributes to this being a quality export cherry.
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Flesh: Red. Firm, juicy, good quality.
Flavour: Excellent, sweet.
Blossom: Mid season, with 'Bing'.
Comments: Large size, attractive, good quality short stemmed dark cherry.
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Flesh: Dark red flesh. Moderatley firm, medium - course texture.
Flavour: Good.
Blossom: Mid-season. Blossoms with 'Larian' and 'Early Burlat'.
Comments: 'Stella' is a self fertile cherry with good marketplace acceptance.
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Flesh: Juicy. Firm red flesh and red juice.
Flavour: Sweet.
Blossom: With 'Van"
Comments: The main cultivar grown in USA, 'Bing'
has proven to be an excellent, firm, sweet cherry in
areas suited to its production in Australia. A good
export cherry.
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Flesh: Red to dark red.
Flavour: Dark red. Soft to medium firmness. Keeps well.
Blossom: Late season
Comments: Large sized. Moderate crack resistance. Shows promise in high chill areas.
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Flesh: Dark red. Moderately firm, juicy.
Flavour: Good.
Blossom: Late season.
Comments: Large size cherry with good yields in areas suited to its production. Newer cultivars are providing competition in its harvest season.
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Flesh: Red. Firm, juicy.
Flavour: Good.
Blossom: Early season
Comments: A late maturing cherry with bright appearance. Excellent fruit size, firmness and taste if picked at the dark to mahogany stage. 'Lapins' is renowned as being one of the Summerland Research Station's best split-resistance cherries.

