NSCRBIN
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| BING CHERRY (Prunus avium) |
| The main commercial dark sweet cherry. Considered the standard for excellence in flavor since the 1850's. Susceptible to cracking and bacterial canker in wetter climates, Bing cherry is best in hot dry regions such as Eastern Washington. |
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NSCRBENT
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| BENTON CHERRY (Prunus avium) |
| Fruit quality is like Bing, but with a larger fruit and is more rain crack resistant. Unlike Bing, is self-fruitful and a suitable pollinator for Sam, Gold, and Regina. $1.00 patent. |
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NSCRRAI
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| RAINIER CHERRY (Prunus avium) |
| Yellow skin with a hint of blush, making the fruit less attractive to birds. Large firm fruit with white juicy flesh. Crack resistant. Rainier Cherry trees are particularly hardy, yet fairly low chill. Pollinated by all except Kristin. Zone 5-9. |
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NSCRSAM
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| SAM CHERRY (Prunus avium) |
| Large sweet black cherry resembling Bing in flavor, but more resistant to bacterial canker and fruit cracking than Bing. Sam Cherry is also less susceptible to spring frost than other cherries. Zone 5-9. |
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NSCRREG
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| REGINA CHERRY (Prunus avium) |
| Large, firm dark red fruits are very crack resistant and late ripening. Regina Cherry's late bloom time in spring help it to escape a late frost. Needs another late bloomer like Sam, Benton, or Gold to pollinate. |
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NSCRVAN
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| VAN CHERRY (Prunus avium) |
| Large dark fruit, similar to Bing, some resistance to cracking. A hardy, early, and reliable bearer. Van cherry is pollinated by all varieties except Bing. Zone 5-9. |
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NSCRCOM
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| COMPACT STELLA CHERRY (Prunus avium) |
| Genetic dwarfing form of the self-fertile Stella variety. Only growing to about 8-10ft. Dark, heart shaped fruit of good quality, similar to Lambert. Not as crack resistant as Lapins. Compact Stella Cherry is low chill, so it can fruit in the South. |
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NSCRCARM
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| CARMINE JEWEL CHERRY (Prunus fruticosa x cerasus) |
| A vivid red cherry between a sweet and a tart in sweetness. Easy to grow resistant to diseases and pests. Carmine Jewel is a super hardy cherry from Saskatchewan, Canada. Naturally dwarfing, to about 6 ft. tall by 6 ft. wide. and is self-rooted so can be grown as a bush. Self-pollinating. Hardy to Zone 2. |
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NSCRCRIM
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| CRIMSON PASSION CHERRY (Prunis cerasus) |
| This tart cherry is larger fruited than most and its dark red fruits are suitable for pies and juice, yet are sweet enough to eat fresh. Self-fruitful. Propagated on its own roots, so it's easy to maintain in a bush form. Crimson Passion Cherry is very winter hardy. Zone 3-8 |
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NSCRGLA
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| GLACIER CHERRY (Prunus avium) |
| Large, sweet, dark red fruits on a self-pollinating tree. Fruit size is a little larger than Bing or Lapins, and has very good cracking resistance. A WSU selection, Glacier cherry has proven to be especially well adapted to cooler maritime regions. |
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NSCRGOL
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| GOLD CHERRY (Prunus avium) |
| Bright yellow skin and flesh, cracking resistant, productive small fruit with a uniquely good tangy flavor. The yellow fruit of Gold Cherry is generally less attractive to birds and this is among the hardiest of all sweet cherries, surviving -30F. Zone 4-8. |
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NSCRVDAL
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| VANDALAY CHERRY (Prunus avium) |
| A self-fertile sweet cherry with large black delicious fruits that are resistant to cracking under wet conditions. Vandalay Cherry trees are resistant to bacterial canker. Widely adapted selection from Eastern Canada. Midseason ripening. |
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