Cherries

Cherries can be divided into two types – red (or black cherries), or what are known as "white" cherries.

14 cherries provides 1 of your 5 a day.

Varieties

The following are some of the most important commercial cherry varieties.

• Brooks – an early ripening cherry, the Brooks is large, firm and juicy, and has a rich, sweet flavor.
• Sequoia – An up-and coming cherry which was developed in California and has been trademarked. This cherry is deep red, large and has good sugar levels.
• Bing – known as the "king of cherries", typically very large, of high quality, very sweet and juicy. The fruit is very dark red, almost black when completely ripe. This is one of the most popular cherries for production and export around the world.
• Ziraat (Napoleon) – this is a bright red to mahogany coloured variety, which originates in Turkey and can produce cherries that are almost 3cm across. It has a long shelf life and travels well, also known as Napoleon.
• Sweetheart – a late season variety. When grown correctly produces excellent quality and remains firm to bite into after it has been harvested.
• Staccato – Another late variety. Stoccato is similar to Sweetheart but ripens later allowing growers to extend their season with later fruit. Firm with good flavor.
• Rainier – aptly known as the queen of cherries, the beautiful white and red Rainier variety is a popular premium fruit. A large sized cherry with a delicious taste and striking bi-coloured appearance.
• Sentennial – a new variety that crops late in the season. The cherry is broad shouldered like a Sweetheart, with an extremely firm, crunchy texture. Has similar flavour attributes to Staccato and Sweetheart.
• Sovereign – A new variety. Like Staccato, Sovereign is an offspring of Sweetheart. Sovereign has a very firm texture, with a long thick stem and more of a heart shape than either Sweetheart or Staccato.

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