Variety comparison

Cherry Varieties Compared

Compare sweet, tart, and bush cherry profiles by zone fit, spacing, first output, and use.

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Zones
2b-9a
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Spacing, output, and site fit

Sorted by available sourced spacing, yield, first-output, and profile detail.

Plant Zones Spacing First output Yield Best clue
Carmine Jewel bush cherry Fruit shrub 3a-8a 4-8 ft in-row x 6-10 ft rows 2-4 yrs 8-25 lb/plant/year Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 4-8 ft H x 4-8 ft W Cornelian cherry dogwood Fruit shrub 4a-8b 10-20 ft in-row x 6-10 ft rows 3-6 yrs 15-50 lb/plant/year Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 8-20 ft H x 8-18 ft W Nanking cherry Fruit shrub 2b-7b 4-8 ft in-row x 6-10 ft rows 2-4 yrs 8-25 lb/plant/year Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 4-8 ft H x 4-8 ft W Black Tartarian sweet cherry Fruit tree 5a-8a 20-25 ft in-row x 25-30 ft rows 4-7 yrs 60-90 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 15-30 ft H x 15-25 ft W Lapins sweet cherry Fruit tree 5a-9a 20-25 ft in-row x 25-30 ft rows 4-7 yrs 60-90 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 15-30 ft H x 15-25 ft W North Star tart cherry Fruit tree 4a-8a 15-20 ft in-row x 18-25 ft rows 3-5 yrs 40-75 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 8-18 ft H x 8-18 ft W Romeo bush cherry Fruit shrub 3a-8a 4-8 ft in-row x 6-10 ft rows 2-4 yrs 8-25 lb/plant/year Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 4-8 ft H x 4-8 ft W Stella sweet cherry Fruit tree 5a-8a 20-25 ft in-row x 25-30 ft rows 4-7 yrs 60-90 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 15-30 ft H x 15-25 ft W Sweetheart cherry Fruit tree 5a-9a 20-25 ft in-row x 25-30 ft rows 4-7 yrs 60-90 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 15-30 ft H x 15-25 ft W Balaton tart cherry Fruit tree 4a-8a 15-20 ft in-row x 18-25 ft rows 3-5 yrs 40-75 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 8-18 ft H x 8-18 ft W Bing sweet cherry Fruit tree 5a-8a 20-25 ft in-row x 25-30 ft rows 4-7 yrs 60-90 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 15-30 ft H x 15-25 ft W BlackGold sweet cherry Fruit tree 5a-8a 20-25 ft in-row x 25-30 ft rows 4-7 yrs 60-90 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 15-30 ft H x 15-25 ft W Montmorency tart cherry Fruit tree 4a-7b 15-20 ft in-row x 18-25 ft rows 3-5 yrs 40-75 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 8-18 ft H x 8-18 ft W Rainier sweet cherry Fruit tree 5a-8a 20-25 ft in-row x 25-30 ft rows 4-7 yrs 60-90 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 15-30 ft H x 15-25 ft W Utah Giant sweet cherry Fruit tree 5a-9a 20-25 ft in-row x 25-30 ft rows 4-7 yrs 60-90 lb/plant/year Container: 25+ gal (limited); Mature size: 15-30 ft H x 15-25 ft W

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Sweet versus tart use

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Profiles

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Each profile includes photos where available, planting checklist items, source notes, and related plants.

Fruit shrub

Carmine Jewel bush cherry

dark tart cherries in midsummer

FruitCurb appeal & colordwarf sour cherrycold-hardy prairie breeding
Fruit shrub

Cornelian cherry dogwood

red tart fruit in late summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifevery early yellow bloomedible dogwood fruit
Fruit shrub

Nanking cherry

red cherries in early summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifecold-hardy shrub cherryearly spring bloom
Fruit tree

Black Tartarian sweet cherry

dark sweet cherries in early summer

FruitCurb appeal & colorclassic pollinizer cherryrich sweet fruit
Fruit tree

Lapins sweet cherry

dark sweet cherries in early summer

FruitCurb appeal & colorself-fertile sweet cherryshowy spring bloom
Fruit tree

North Star tart cherry

ripens in early summer

FruitCurb appeal & colornaturally compact treecold-hardy
Fruit shrub

Romeo bush cherry

dark cherries in midsummer

FruitPrivacy & screeninghigh-brix tart cherrycompact shrub
Fruit tree

Stella sweet cherry

ripens in early summer

FruitPollinators & wildlifeself-fertile sweet cherrydark red fruit
Fruit tree

Sweetheart cherry

late sweet cherries

FruitCurb appeal & colorself-fertile cultivarextends cherry season
Fruit tree

Balaton tart cherry

ripens in midsummer

Fruitlarge dark tart cherryricher flavor than Montmorency
Fruit tree

Bing sweet cherry

ripens in early summer

Fruitclassic dark sweet cherrylarge heart-shaped fruit
Fruit tree

BlackGold sweet cherry

ripens in midsummer

Fruitself-fertile sweet cherrylate bloom helps avoid frost
Fruit tree

Montmorency tart cherry

ripens in early summer

Fruitclassic pie cherryself-fertile
Fruit tree

Rainier sweet cherry

ripens in early summer

Fruityellow-blush sweet cherryhigh sugar content
Fruit tree

Utah Giant sweet cherry

large sweet cherries in early summer

Fruitlarge firm fruitproductive in dry-summer climates

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