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Bing is a cultivar of the wild or sweet cherry (Prunus avium) that originated in the Pacific Northwest, in Milwaukie, Oregon, United States. The Bing remains a major cultivar in Oregon, [1] Washington, California, [1] Wisconsin [1] and British Columbia. It is the most produced variety of sweet cherry in the United States. [2]
Feb. 19—Q: My Bing cherry tree is over 30 years old. The cherries had been beautiful and delicious. The last two years, inside the cherries at harvest, there have been white worms.
Tieton is an early-ripening cherry, about 6-9 days before Bing. [1] The cherries are mahogany-red, very large in size, with very firm texture and mild flavor. [3] They have very thick stems, which allow the fruit to retain moisture, and therefore a fresh appearance, longer after picking. [4]
The tree exudes a gum from wounds in the bark, by which it seals the wounds to exclude insects and fungal infections. [18] Prunus avium is thought to be one of the parent species of Prunus cerasus (sour cherry), by way of ancient crosses between it and Prunus fruticosa (dwarf cherry) in the areas where the two species overlap. All three species ...
Dwarf cherry as a name has been used for at least three species of small cherry trees: Prunus cerasus; Prunus fruticosa; Prunus pumila; An unrelated Australian tree with cherry-like fruit: Exocarpus strictus; Cultivars of the sour cherry Prunus cerasus that are grafted onto dwarfing rootstocks.
Prunus cerasus (sour cherry, [3] tart cherry, or dwarf cherry) [4] is an Old World species of Prunus in the subgenus Cerasus . It has two main groups of cultivars : the dark-red Morello cherry and the lighter-red Amarelle cherry .
The North Star cherry is a sour cherry tree. [1] A dwarf cultivar, it typically grows 8 to 10 feet tall. [2] Both the skin and flesh are a deep red. The North Star is excellent for baking, and makes superb wine. Developed by the University of Minnesota, (the "North Star State"), [3] [4] [5] it is self-pollinizing (meaning only one tree is ...
Seth Lewelling (1820 – February 21, 1896), alternatively spelled Luelling (including by Lewelling himself), was a pioneer orchardist from the U.S. state of Oregon, best known for developing the Bing cherry. [2]