Heritage Fruits Society

Bing:
Large, fine quality deep red fruit with a sweet, vibrant flavour. Large, firm fruit with excellent storage potential. For these reasons, Bing is the leading commercial variety in the USA.

Black Douglas:
Late season dark mahogany long stemmed cherry. Taut skin with dark red flesh and juice. Medium to large sized, firm cherry.

Dame Roma:
Large, firm, mahogany coloured, late season fruit......delicious

Chapman:
- large, good quality, blac cherry. Fantastic flavoured fruit riping late-November early-December. X-pollinators: Ron’s Seedling, Stella.

Lambert:

Attractive dark red, heart-shaped cherry with red flesh. Firm medium sized long stem cherry that is very sweet.

Moss Early:

Early season, medium dark red cherry. Medium in both sweetness and size.

Lapins: Large dark red fruit that is firm and sweet. Self-pollinating.

Napoleon: Yellow Fruit (cross pollinating req)

Morello:Dark red, sour cherry, tart in flavour, used in cooking and wine making, Fruit ripens late-December early January, self pollinating.

Ron's Seedling:
Dark (almost black) in colour, but pleasantly surprising cherry which rewards the adventurous cherry lover. This is a very popular cherry.

Sam:
Late season, large, almost black cherry. Dark red skin with red flesh and an attractive heart shape. Sweet and firm—the perfect cherry for Christmas!

Stella:

Red heart-shaped mid-season cherry that is well-flavoured and sweet. Mid red skin with lighter flesh and large in size. This is our flagship cherry. Enjoy!

Starkrimson

Summit:

Mid season, light in colour with strong, sweet taste. It is among the largest of the cherry varieties. This is a beautifully shaped cherry (heart shape) and is a delight to eat. Because of its size and other qualities, Summit commands a premium price at market.

Sunburst

Van:
Some say Van is the best tasting cherry of them all! It is a stocky, short stemmed, shiny red commercial cherry produced in volume. It has moderate sugar levels tending towards a spicy flavour. Much sought after cherry.

Vega:
Early season, white fleshed cherry, with red/gold skin tone. Medium to large in size and medium sweetness. Vega has a cult following due to its unique taste!

Vic:
Mid to late season, firm medium size heart-shaped cherry. Dark red skin with red flesh. Well flavoured although not too sweet.

Vista:

Vista is the first of the larger sized cherries. It ripens mid season and has mahogany skin and light coloured flesh. It is moderate in taste and is medium to large, roundish shaped. It is a firm cherry with good storage potential.

Heritage Fruits Society: Cherry Varieties in Australia