Both black cherries and other sweet cherry varieties offer similar nutritional benefits: High in vitamins A and C. Rich in antioxidants, particularly anthocyanins, which give them their dark color.

You can also use them for savory recipes, like for stuffing into meats or making into a cherry chutney to top a pork tenderloin. But, the real place where cherries stand out is in desserts. It's here ...

Some varieties grow on smaller trees, so could be netted against birds. In contrast to most varieties of sweet cherry, tart cherries do not need cross-pollination. So an isolated tree will bear fruit.

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As a youngster, I never could get my fill of maraschino cherries. That is, until the day I got my hands on a whole jar of them, sat down with a spoon and proceeded to finish them off. I haven&#8217… ...

Dark sweet cherry varieties in order of ripening are Black Tartarian, Stella, and Lapins. A light sweet cherry is yellow with some red on top of the fruit; a variety to grow is Rainier.

If Michigan orchards produce 40 million to 60 million pounds of sweet cherries in a season, why do all the cherries in Chicago supermarkets seem to come from the West Coast?The answer is simple ...

Pie cherries are often called tart, sour, or red and are not as sweet as sweet cherry varieties. Pie cherries are great in pies, desserts, jams, jellies, salads, beverages, and main dishes. Pie ...

Pollination: Many are not self-pollinating. For those, plant at least two different sweet cherry varieties for fruit production. Pruning: In late spring, after the trees have flowered, when the ...

At Roberston Orchards of Door County, about a dozen different sweet cherry varieties grow in a two-acre area. The season started over the weekend. "It's really popular.