Dark Sweet Cherries - Sage Fruit

Availability
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Chelan®

Available early to late June

The leading early-ripening sweet cherry in the Pacific Northwest. Fruit ripens one week ahead of Bing, yet resembles Bing with firm, round, heart-shaped fruit of good size. The best deep, mahogany red cherry before Bing and less susceptible to rain-cracking.

Color

Skin – Mahogany
Flesh – Mahogany

Flavor/Texture

Sweet, rich flavor (16-18% fruit sugar)
Firm

Tieton

Available early June to July

Extraordinarily large in size, with excellent firmness and a mild sweet flavor. Tieton™ is an early-season mahogany-red cherry, ripening one week before Bing. The impressive size, attractively glossy fruit, and thick green stems produce a visually stunning fruit for premium displays.

Color

Skin – Mahogany
Flesh – Mahogany

Flavor/Texture

Mild (16-18% fruit sugar)
Firm

Bing

Available mid-June through early July

The leading commercial sweet cherry in North America. Fruit is firm, juicy and a deep, mahogany red when ripe. Exceptionally large fruit of finest, quality, with an intensely vibrant flavor. Bing has become the standard to which other varieties are compared.

Color

Skin – Mahogany
Flesh – Mahogany

Flavor/Texture

Sweet, rich flavor (17-19% fruit sugar)
Firm

Sweetheart

Available Mid-July through mid-August

A large, bright red cherry maturing one week to ten days after Lapins (2 weeks after Bing). Sweetheart^TM has a mild, sweet flavor and outstanding firmness. This heart-shaped cherry ships extremely well, and will keep your late July and August cherry displays full.

Color

Skin – Dark Red
Flesh – Dark Red, Heart-Shaped

Flavor/Texture

Mild (16-19% fruit sugar)
Superior shipping texture

Skeena

Available mid-July through early August

Large, very firm and sweet, Skeena^TM continues to grow in popularity with consumers and growers. Maturing about 16 days after Bing, this dark red to almost black variety has a dense texture. A great late-season variety which will keep you in cherries until the end of July.

Color

Skin – Mahogany
Flesh – Red, large fruit with shiny skin

Flavor/Texture

Sweet (19-20% fruit sugar)
Solid Texture

Fun Fact #1: Washington, California and Oregon are the primary sweet cherry producing states in the U.S., accounting for almost 90 percent of the quantity produced nationwide.

Fun Fact #2: A serving of cherries is approx. 90 calories. It also contains 3g of fiber and is a good source of both potassium and Vitamin C.

Fun Fact #3: To keep fresh cherries, store unwashed and uncovered in your refrigerator. Rinse with them with water just before eating.

Fun Fact #4: Several studies suggest that the anti-inflammatory properties of cherries can help with affects from arthritis, fibromyalgia, gout and painful muscle-related sports injuries.

Fun Fact #5: Cherries are a good source of melatonin which can help regulate your sleep cycle.

Fun Fact #6: Cherries are FULL of antioxidants and provide a number of different benefits which include the ability to prevent cancer and and heart disease, and also slow the sign of aging. The antioxidant anthocyanin can help enhance memory.