Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Gold
Climate Zones:
Zones 5-8
Notes:
The small, golden yellow fruits have firm skins and soft flesh
and are suitable for fresh use and processing. Produces good yields
and can be mechanically harvested. Among the most cold-hardy sweet
cherries. Widely adaptable and popular from Virginia to the northeast-
ern United States and Upper Midwest. Not the best fresh-market
cherry for the eastern United States due to rain cracking problems.
Serves as a pollinizer for most sweet cherry varieties.
Hardy Giant
Climate Zones:
Zones 5-8
Notes:
The large, dark red fruits have dark red flesh. Best used for
processing. An older variety popular in the Mid-Atlantic states. Pollin-
ate with 'Stella'.
Hartland
Climate Zones:
Zones 5-8
Notes:
The medium-sized to large, dark red fruits have moderately
firm flesh that is less sweet than other varieties. Best used for pro-
cessing. Ripens early and resists cracking. Recommended from Virgin-
ia to Pennsylvania and New York. Susceptible to rain cracking prob-
lems in rainy areas. A good pollinizer for other sweet cherries.
