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Cherry Varieties Master Table

Cherry Varieties Master Table

Here, in the order in which they ripe is a master table of cherry varieties, sweet and sour (pie). The cherry season is so brief and is one of the first fruits to ripen in Spring each year.  Be sure not to miss it. and see this page for picking tips and many recipes and easy canning directions, like making your own home canned pie filling!

 

Cherry	Days after the earliest variety	Color	Description
Black Tartarian	1	black
Early Burlat	1	dark red
Mona	1	red - dark red
Berryessa	4	yellow w/ blush
Santina	4	red	Sweet, Large (31mm), great for eating fresh.
Brooks	5	dark red	a large, firm red cherry that tolerates hot climates. Sweet with both complex flavors and a sweet tart blackberry-like taste
Chelan	5	dark red	deep, mahogany red, heart-shaped, medium sized, sweet fruits, like Bing.  Sweet, between 16 and 18 % sugar.
Bada	7	yellow w/ blush
Chinook	7	red - dark red
Coral	7	red - dark red
Corum	7	yellow w/ blush
Larian	7	dark red
Tieton	8	dark red
Tulare	8	red
Index	9	dark red
Garnet	10	red
Ruby	10	red
Julbilee	11	red -dark red
King	11	red - dark red
Cristalina	12	dark red
Benton (Columbia)	13	dark red
Bing	14	dark red	Large cherries (29 mm) with deep red color and sweet.
Sweet Ann	14	yellow w/ blush
Van	14	black
Summit	15	red
Rainier	16	yellow w/ blush	Very large (32 mm) with more sweetness, less acid. Considered to be the best of the yellow varieties. Good for eating fresh, canning
Utah Giant	16	dark red
Montmorency	18	dark red	Pie (sour) cherry; Small (22mm) used for cooking, it is the classic pie cherry and juice.
Stella	18	dark red
Lambert	19	dark red
Selah (Liberty Bell)	19	dark red
Attika	20	dark red
Lapins	21	dark red	Very large (32 mm) with more sweetness, less acid.
Skenna	21	dark red
Sweetheat	24	dark red
Craig	24	dark red
Blackgold	24		very late mid-season. Good for eating fresh. Self-fertile.
Regina	28	red	Very late Medium-Large (31mm), flavor like Bing, good for  eating fresh, canning.

Cherry Varieties in Alphabetical Order

Variety	Days ahead or after Bing	Color
Attika	+6	dark red
Bada	-7	yellow w/ blush
Balck Tartarian	-14	black
Benton (Columbia)	-1	dark red
Berryessa	-10	yellow w/ blush
Bing	0	dark red
Brooks	-9	dark red
Chelan	-9	dark red
Chinook	-7	red - dark red
Coral	-7	red - dark red
Corum	-7	yellow w/ blush
Craig
Cristalina	-2	dark red
Early Burlat	-14	dark red
Garnet	-4	red
Index	-5	dark red
Julbilee	-3	red -dark red
King	-3	red - dark red
Lambert	+5	dark red
Lapins	+7	dark red
Larian	-7	dark red
Mona	-14	red - dark red
Rainier	+2	yellow w/ blush
Ruby	-4	red
Selah (Liberty Bell)	+5	dark red
Skenna	+7	red
Star Crimson	+4	dark red
Stella	+4	dark red
Summit	+1	red
Sweet Ann	0	yellow w/ blush
Sweetheat	+10	dark red
Tieton	-6	dark red
Tulare	-6	red
Utah Giant	+2	dark red
Van	0	black