Types of Cherries

Are you aware that there are over 1,000 types of cherries, and that they’re grown in 20 countries? The most familiar types are maraschino, black, bing, and rainier cherries. The choke cherry, black stone cherry, morello, north star, napoleon, and Spanish cherry cherries are some of the less well known types.

Some other lesser-known types besides Spanish cherry cherries, the choke cherry, and the black stone cherry are: chelan, tieton, sweetheart, and lapins.

Types of Cherries

Bing
Black
Black Stone Cherry
Chelan
Choke Cherry
Lapins
Maraschino
Morello
Napoleon
North Star
Rainier
Spanish Cherry
Sweetheart
Tieton

Cherries fall into just two categories – sweet and sour. Sour cherries are higher in vitamin C and beta carotene. Tart cherries are better known for their anecdotally-verified abilities to act as muscle pain reducers.

The montmorency and balaton varieties of cherries are produced primarily in Michigan.

Bing cherries are the best-known variety of sweet cherry.
The montgomery cherry is the best-known sour cherry, and is mostly used for pie filling or sauce. They are grown mainly in the eastern and midwestern states.

Rainer cherries are sweet with a yellow or pinkish skin. They are milder and sweeter than the bing but are grown in limited quantities.

Acerola cherries are reported to have the highest concentration of vitamin C of any fruit known to man.
Chelan cherries are the leading early-ripening sweet cherry of the Pacific northwest.

The tieton cherry is extraordinarily large in size. It has excellent firmness and a mild, sweet flavor. The impressive size, and attractive glossy fruit, ensures its status as a top pick for premium fruit displays.

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