Cherry varieties

• a(9)
• b(34)
• c(17)
• d(8)
• e(11)
• f(5)
• g(17)
• h(10)
• i(2)
• j(1)
• k(10)
• l(10)
• m(21)
• n(14)
• o(3)
• p(8)
• r(13)
• s(36)
• t(7)
• u(3)
• v(11)
• w(8)
• y(3)

• Garden Bing

  Flesh sweet. Good flavour.

• Garnet

  Roundish. Sweet, good flavour.

• Germersdorfer

  Firm, crisp, juicy, aromatic balanced flavour, sweet, slightly acid.

• Giant

  Roundish oblong. Very sweet and juicy, rich flavour.

• Giorgia

  Heart shaped. Firm, sweet, juicy. Grown commercially.

• Glacier

  Heart shaped.

• Gold

  Grown in USA for brining and processing.

• Golden Boy

  Soft, juicy, sweet.

• Golden Sweet

  Flesh firm. Used extensively for maraschino processing.

• Goodman Gold

  Tangy flavour.

• Goodnestone Black

  roundish or short heart shaped. Fairly soft, moderately juicy, fair quality. Stone large.

• Governor Wood

  Roundish heart shaped. Soft, sweet, juicy, fairly good flavour. Stone medium.

• Great Bigarreau

  Long heart shaped. Firm, fairly juicy, good quality. Stone large.

• Greenstem Black

  Round, soft, fibrous, moderately juicy, sweet.

• Grosse Lauermann's Kirsche

  

  A synonym for Bigarreau Napoleon.

• Grosse Schwarze Knorpelkirsche

  Heart shaped. Very firm, crisp, very good quality. Still grown commercially.

• Grylls

• Guigne d'Annonay

  Roundish. Soft, sweet, juicy, slightly sub-acid. Stone clinging.

We are grateful to Martin Crawford of Agroforestry Research Trust, for assistance with cherry data. Martin is also the author of a number of books, most recently Creating a Forest Garden.