BlackGold is an early/mid-season self-fertile sweet black cherry.
USDA identification images for BlackGold
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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Tree register
United States
- David M. Taylor in Two Rivers, WI
Spring blossom records for this variety
2025 season
- 15th May 2025 - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States
2024 season
- 30th April 2024 - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States
2023 season
- 15th May 2023 - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States
2022 season
- 19th May 2022 - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States
2021 season
- 12th May 2021 - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States
2020 season
- 21st May 2020 - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States
2019 season
- 22nd May 2019 - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States
2018 season
- 18th May 2018 - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States
2017 season
- 13th May 2017 - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States
2016 season
- 17th May 2016 - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States
2015 season
- 12th May 2015 - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States
2014 season
- 30th May 2014 - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States
2013 season
- 19th May 2013 - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States
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Harvest records for this variety
2025 season
- 4th week July 2025 - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States
2021 season
- 3rd week July 2021 - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States
2020 season
- 3rd week July 2020 - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States
2016 season
- 3rd week July 2016 - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States
2014 season
- 4th week July 2014 - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States
2013 season
- 3rd week July 2013 - tree owned by David in Two Rivers, United States
Origins
- Species: Prunus avium - Sweet cherry
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 2000
- Fruit colour: Black
- Fruit colour: Red / Black
- Flower colour: White
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Flower size: Medium
- Fruit size: Average
Using
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-3 days
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Flowering group: 4
- Pollinating others: Good
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Sunlight: Prefers full sun
- Cherry universal pollinator: Yes
Climate
- Frost resistance of blossom: Some resistance
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 4 (-34C)
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
- Brown rot: Some resistance
- Fruit splitting: Some resistance
- Shot-hole / Bacterial canker: Some resistance
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer BlackGold cherry trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
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