If you have enough space in your own garden, you might long for a sweet cherry tree that you can nibble on in summer. When looking for a suitable specimen, it is not easy to make the right choice. The world of sweet cherry varieties seems limitless…

Early maturing varieties

In contrast to other varieties, early maturing varieties have the advantage that they are usually worm-free. The reason: the cherry fruit fly is only later actively involved in laying eggs on sweet cherries. Therefore, all maggot haters are spot on with these early varieties!

The most recommendable early variety is, for example, the well-known variety 'Burlat'. It matures between late May and mid-June. Its fruits are dark red, large, firm and juicy. It represents the earliest cherries and produces high yields.

The varieties 'Kassins Frühe Herzkirsche' (1st to 2nd cherry week) and 'Bernhard Nette' (2nd to 3rd cherry week) have also proven themselves. They also convince with large and dark red colored fruits. Both varieties are extremely aromatic.

Medium-late ripening varieties

There are all kinds of medium-late ripening varieties (4th to 5th cherry week). Here are the most important ones to harvest in the 4th cherry week:

4. Cherry Week:

  • 'Big Princess Cherry': very large, yellow-red, can be stored well
  • 'Valeska': medium-sized, black-red, resistant to bursting
  • 'Annabella': medium-sized, brown-red-black, resistant to bursting

In the 5th cherry week, the following proven varieties ripen:

  • 'Sylvia': large, dark reddish brown, medium firm, slender growth
  • 'Alma': medium-sized, black-brown, productive, firm
  • 'Büttners Rote Knortielkirsche': medium-sized, reddish-yellow, very sweet, old and robust variety, bursting well
  • 'Big Black Knorrilla Cherry': medium-sized, dark red to black, good fruit quality, slightly tart
  • 'Hedelfinger Riesenkirsche': medium-sized, brown-red, spicy, very productive, disease-resistant, yields start late

Late maturing varieties

Late-ripening varieties (end of July to August) among the sweet cherries are also worth planting. Among the best-known varieties among them are the following:

  • 'Summit': very large, dark red, firm
  • 'Regina': very large, red-brown, bursting well, enormously productive
  • 'Hudson': medium-sized, brown-red, firm
  • 'Merton Late': high-yielding, yellow-red, resistant to bursting
  • 'Schneider's late cartilage cherry': medium-sized, dark red, resistant to bursting

tips and tricks

Remember: Particularly strong-growing varieties such as 'Merton Late', 'Burlat' and 'Big Black Cherry' should be pruned regularly and generously.

KKF

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