'Bing' Cherry Tree
Prunus avium
The most popular sweet cherry variety,
Known for producing exceptionally large, dark mahogany fruit that is firm, sweet and juicy. Commercial cherry sweet deep red fruit, tall (40 feet tall) and upright, dark red round fruit with black overtones and crimson flesh which are usually ready for picking from early to mid summer. This variety requires a different selection of the same species growing nearby in order to set fruit.
Excellent for eating fresh, canning or preserves.
Plant a pollinator such as, 'Black Tartarian' for best production. Recommended winter chill: 700 - 900 hours. Deciduous.
- Light: Sun to Part Sun
- Water: Average
- Role: Thriller
- Height: 40 feet
- Spacing: 30 feet