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: Self-Fertile Dwarf Roostock: Gisela 5 Standard Rootstock: Mazzard Read our Cherry Growing Guide
