Cherry Pollenizers: Varieties and Bloom Times
Most sweet cherry varieties are:
- self-unfruitful (self-incompatible, SI) – which require cross-pollination with another variety as the pollen source
Some varieties (e.g. Bing, Lambert, Royal Ann/Napoleon) are:
- cross-unfruitful – which cannot be depended upon to provide pollen for each other
Other varieties (e.g. Index, Lapins, Skeena, Sweetheart, White Gold, Sonata, Stella, Symphony, Sunburst, and Black Gold) are:
- self-fruitful (SF) – these can serve as “universal” pollen sources for many self-unfruitful varieties with the same bloom time. Their use as “universal” pollinators should also take bloom timing into consideration.
Cherry Pollenizers
The pollination table below is a partial guide to help select pollen source parents. The number of pollinating trees versus crop trees generally varies between 5% and 10% depending on the variety and desired outcome of the crop.
The information is provided for reference only.
The information is provided for reference only.
| Variety | Allele Group | Allele | Bloom Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attika (Kordia) | 6 | S3 S6 | |
| Benton | Universal Donor | S4' S9 | Late (+5.3 days) |
| Bing | 3 | S3 S4 | Mid to Late (0 days) |
| Blackpearl | 45 | S4 S13 | Mid to Late (-1.3 days) |
| Black Republican | 9 | S1 S4 | Early to Mid |
| Black Tartarian | 1 | S1 S2 | |
| Brooks | 18 | S1 S9 | |
| Burgundypearl | 3 | S3 S4 | Early to Mid (-1.8 days) |
| Burlat | Mid to Late | ||
| Cavalier | 4 | S2 S3 | |
| Chelan | 16 | S3 S9 | Early to Mid (-2 days) |
| Chinook | 9 | S1 S4 | |
| Coral Champagne | 2 | S1 S3 | Mid to Late (+1 day) |
| Cowiche | 36 | S5 S9 | |
| Cristalina | 2 | S1 S3 | Late (+5 days) |
| Early Burlat | 16 | S3 S9 | |
| Early Robin | 2 | S1 S3 | |
| Ebonypearl | 9 | S1 S4 | Mid to Late (0 days) |
| Emperor Francis | 3 | S3 S4 | |
| Garnet | 9 | S1 S4 | |
| Glen Red (Sequoia) | 1 | S1 S2 | |
| Hedelfingen | 7 | S3 S5 | |
| Hudson | Late | ||
| Index | Universal Donor | S3 S4' | |
| Lambert | 3 | S3 S4 | Mid to Late |
| Mini Royal | 17 | S4 S6 | |
| Olympus | 2 | S1 S3 | |
| Orondo Ruby | Non Classified | S1 S13 | |
| Radiancepearl | Non Classified | S1 S13 | Mid to Late (+2 days from Bing) |
| Rainier | 9 | S1 S4 | Mid to Late (+2 days from Bing) |
| Regina | 2 | S1 S3 | Mid to Late |
| Royal Ann (Napoleon, Queen Anne) | 3 | S3 S4 | Mid to Late |
| Royal Lee | 2 | S1 S3 | |
| Royal Rainier | 9 | S1 S4 | |
| Royal Hazel | 17 | S4 S6 | Early (-8.5 days) |
| Ruby | 2 | S1 S3 | |
| Black Gold | 17 | S4 S6 | Late |
| Gold | Late | ||
| Kristin | Early to Mid | ||
| Lapins | Universal Donor | S1 S4' | Early |
| Royalton | Mid to Late | ||
| Somerset | 3 | S3 S4 | Early |
| Sonata | Universal Donor | S3 S4' | Mid to Late |
| Sweetheart | Universal Donor | S3 S4' | -3 days |
| Sam | 13 | S2 S4 | Mid to Late |
| Samba | 2 | S1 S3 | |
| Santina | Universal Donor | S1 S4' | Mid to Late (+1.8 days) |
| Selah | Universal Donor | S3 S4' | Late (+4.2 days) |
| Skeena | Universal Donor | S1 S4' | Early |
| Skylar Rae | 9 | S1 S4 | |
| Staccato | Universal Donor | S3 S4' | |
| Stark Gold | 6 | S3 S6 | |
| Stella | Universal Donor | S3 S4' | Mid to Late. NOTE: Stella has been found to not work as a pollinator for Bing in some areas. |
| Suite Note | 13 | S2S4 | Late (+6.8 days) |
| Summit | 1 | S1 S2 | Mid to Late |
| Sunburst | Mid to Late | ||
| Symphony | Mid to Late | ||
| Tamara | 18 | S1 S9 | Mid to Late |
| Tieton | 16 | S3 S9 | Mid to Late (+1 day) |
| Tulare | 1 | S1 S2 | |
| Van | 2 | S1 S3 | Mid to Late |
| White Gold | Early to Mid | ||
| Windsor | Mid to Late |
