When do Shandong cherries generally ripen?

Shandong has many core cherry bases, and harvesting generally begins when the fruit ripens in late May. Among them, Weihai's Hongdeng generally starts appearing on the market around May 20, Xianfeng generally comes on the market in late May, and Meizao generally comes on the market from late May to early June.

Yantai's main cherry varieties include: Dazi, Italian Early Red, Zhifu Red, Hongdeng, Daihong, Zaodaguo, Rainier, Crystal, Napoleon, Yanhong, Meizao, Xianfeng, Lapins, Stella, Sunburst, Summit, Black Pearl, Jixin, and others, with the ripening period generally from May 20 to around June 20.

Weifang is a relatively early-ripening area for cherries compared with other areas of Shandong. Greenhouse varieties include Hongdeng and Napoleon, which come on the market in early April; open-air varieties include Xianfeng, Lapins, Napoleon, and Meizao, which also all come on the market before June.