What varieties of cherries are there? Common varieties explained at a glance

Cherry is the transliteration of "cherry"; in Taiwan, Guangdong and Hong Kong, China it is transliterated directly as "cherry", but it does not refer to the small, red-skinned, thin-skinned Chinese cherry, but rather to the large, thick-skinned imported cherries produced in the United States, Canada, Chile and other American countries. Let us take a look below at what common cherry varieties there are!

Meizao

The tree is vigorous, with a semi-spreading posture. The fruit is large, with an average single fruit weight of about 9 grams. The fruit shape is wide heart-shaped, uniform in size, with a slightly flat top, and the fruit stalk is especially short and thick. The skin is entirely purplish red, glossy, bright and attractive, and turns purple when fully ripe. The fruit is slightly larger than Red Light and tastes better than Red Light. The fruit shape is wide heart-shaped, uniform in size, with a slightly flat top and a relatively thick, short stalk.

Black Pearl

The fruit is large, with an average fruit weight of 4.5 grams. The fruit shape is nearly round, with a nipple-shaped top; the skin is medium thick, the waxy layer is medium thick, the ground color is red, the fruit surface is purplish red, and it turns purplish black when fully ripe, with a shiny surface like a pearl. The flesh is orange-yellow, soft in texture, with a medium amount of juice. The soluble solids content is 22.6%, sugar 17.4%, acid 1.3%, the flavor is very sweet, the aroma is medium, and the quality is excellent. Semi-clinging stone, edible rate 90.3%. It buds in late January to early February, flowers in mid-to-late February, the fruit ripens in mid-to-late April, and leaves fall in late November.

Big Red Light

Big Red Light is a main early-maturing variety. The fruit is large, with an average single fruit weight of 9.6 grams. The fruit is kidney-shaped, with thick flesh, and the stalk is thick and short. The skin is red or purplish red, glossy, and beautiful in appearance. The flesh is relatively firm, light yellow, tender and juicy, sweet and sour and palatable. The fruit development period is 40-45 days, and the average fruit weight is 9.2 grams. The edible rate reaches 92.9%, and it is relatively resistant to storage and transportation.

Lapins

Lapins is a self-fertile variety bred by hybridization in Canada. The fruit is large, with an average single fruit weight of 10.2 grams. It is nearly round or oval. The skin is thick, purplish red when ripe, glossy, and beautiful in appearance. The flesh is thick, firm and crisp, juicy, sweet and sour and delicious, with a good taste and good flavor, and good early fruiting. It can set fruit by self-pollination and can be placed in a fresh-keeping warehouse. The average single fruit is 7-8 grams, and a single fruit is 10.2 grams.

Van

The fruit surface is purplish red, glossy, bright and attractive, and the stalk is short and thick; it belongs to the large-fruit type. Look, is its fruit larger than those of ordinary cherry varieties, and if you look closely, the shape even resembles a human heart (kidney) somewhat. The average single fruit weight of this cherry is 8.5 grams, and the maximum can reach 10.5 grams. Besides the appearance, what attracts consumers most is still Van's quality: the flesh is plump and thick, juicy when eaten, sweet and sour and palatable, and the soluble solids reach 17%. This Van cherry also has a prominent feature, namely that the skin is thick and has toughness, so it is also very convenient for storage and transportation, and its market value is relatively high.