A white-fleshed sweet cherry, self-fertile, and ripening in the mid-season, and productive - an ideal cherry tree for the backyard orchard.
USDA identification images for WhiteGold
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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United States
- Cynthe in ARIZONA / YAVAPAI COUNTY
Origins
- Species: Prunus avium - Sweet cherry
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Fruit colour: Yellow / Red
- Flower colour: White
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Fruit size: Large
Using
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-3 days
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Good
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Sunlight: Prefers full sun
- Cherry universal pollinator: Yes
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 5 (-29C)
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Other qualities
- Fruit splitting: Some resistance
- Shot-hole / Bacterial canker: Some resistance
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer WhiteGold cherry trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
WhiteGold cherry trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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