Sweetheart Cherry
Prunus avium 'Sweetheart'
This Sweetheart is easy to love! A large, bright red, self fertile cherry with excellent flavor. This late-ripening beauty will extend the cherry season when paired with other varieties that ripen early and mid season.
It shows a low incidence of cracking during summer rains. The tree is upright, vigorous, heavy bearing and precocious. From British Columbia, it performs well in much of the nation and has been a star at the WSU Mt. Vernon station. It ripens late, a week after Lapins. Needs 800 chill hours to reliably bloom and bear fruit.
Cold Hardy to USDA Zone: 5
Mature Height: 10' (Dwarf)
Sun: Full Sun
Ripening Time: Mid-Late Summer
Pollination:Â Self-Fertile
Dwarf Roostock: Gisela 5
Standard Rootstock: Mazzard
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Prunus avium 'Sweetheart'
This Sweetheart is easy to love! A large, bright red, self fertile cherry with excellent flavor. This late-ripening beauty will extend the cherry season when paired with other varieties that ripen early and mid season.
It shows a low incidence of cracking during summer rains. The tree is upright, vigorous, heavy bearing and precocious. From British Columbia, it performs well in much of the nation and has been a star at the WSU Mt. Vernon station. It ripens late, a week after Lapins. Needs 800 chill hours to reliably bloom and bear fruit.
Cold Hardy to USDA Zone: 5
Mature Height: 10' (Dwarf)
Sun: Full Sun
Ripening Time: Mid-Late Summer
Pollination:Â Self-Fertile
Dwarf Roostock: Gisela 5
Standard Rootstock: Mazzard
Read our Cherry Growing Guide
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