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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NSCRROB
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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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NSCRBLA
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| BLACK TARTARIAN CHERRY (Prunus avium) |
| Purplish black heart shaped fruits ripen early and are sweet, crisp and juicy with a fine flavor and a small pit. Introduced to the west into England from Circassia Russia in 1794. A Black Tartarian Cherry planted in 1860 in Eugene, OR still bears and is among the oldest known grafted cherry trees. |
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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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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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NSDOCOR
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| CORNELIAN CHERRY DOGWOOD (Cornus mas) |
| Very early spring bloom, a mass of fuzzy, small yellow star-shaped flowers before the leaves appear. Some of the first flower to appear in spring! Fruit also appear earlier, great for providing food to hungry birds after the winter. Bright, olive-shaped red fruits are edible and appear among the dark green glossy leaves in late summer. Fruit can be eaten fresh, used in pies, preserves and syrups. Reddish-purple fall hues varies year to year. Scaly, exfoliating bark that curls back and can be displayed by removing lower branches to make a tree form. If left alone, will grow as a dense, bushy shrub great for screening and hedges, growing 20 ft. x 20 ft. Full sun to part shade. Well-drained rich soils. Cultivated in Asian and Europe since ancient times, where Cornelian cherry is native. A tough dogwood that is also resistant to anthracnose. Hardy to -30° F. Zone 5-8. |
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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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NSCRFRA
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| FE Francis Elizabeth Cherry (Prunus cerasus) |
| This tart cherry is a little sweeter than most pie cherries, very flavorful with bright red skins and a pink flesh. The Francis Elizabeth is a natural dwarf (8-12-foot height), widely adapted, mid to late summer ripening. Hardy to -45°F. |
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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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