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Sweetheart® cherry

Sweetheart
Firm, good flavour. Self fertile.

Sweetheart cherry identification images

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USDA identification images for Sweetheart

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.

    Parents and other ancestors of this variety


    Visitor reviews

    • 13 Oct 2012  WISCONSIN, United States
      Very firm. Keeps extremely well when refridgerated. Has a great taste. I happen to like softer juicier fruit when cooking with sweet cherries, but it also does okay there.

    Tree register

    United States

    • Frances in CLINTON, WA
    • KC in Littleton, COLORADO

    United Kingdom

    Origins

    • Species: Prunus avium - Sweet cherry
    • Originates from: Canada

    Identification

    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    • Country of origin: Canada
    • Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
    • Fruit colour: Red
    • Flower colour: White
    • Leaf colour: Green
    • Popularity: Best sellers
    • Annual cycle: Deciduous
    • Alleles: 3
    • Alleles: 4

    Using

    • Picking season: Late
    • Keeping (of fruit): 1-3 days
    • Flavour quality: Very good
    • Cropping: Heavy
    • Fruit persistence: Ripens over a period
    • Food uses: Eating fresh
    • Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Growing

    • Gardening skill: Beginner
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Pollinating others: Good
    • Vigour: Vigorous
    • Precocity: Precocious
    • Bearing regularity: Regular
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
    • Cherry universal pollinator: Yes

    Climate

    • Climate suitability: Temperate climates
    • Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
    • Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
    • Cold hardiness (RHS): H6 (to -20C)

    Other qualities

    • Fruit splitting: Some resistance
    • Brown rot: Some susceptibility
    • Shot-hole / Bacterial canker: Some susceptibility

    Where to buy trees

    The following tree nurseries offer Sweetheart cherry trees for sale:


    Where to buy fresh fruit

    No orchards have registered as growing this variety. If you grow this and want to register please go to our Orchard Registration form.



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