Experimental garden #3 : Bing Cherry Tree

Experimental garden #3 : Bing Cherry Tree

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Bing Cherry tree.

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Bing Cherry

Prunus avium 'Bing'

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When it comes to cherries, the Bing variety tops the list in terms of popularity and production. This hallmark of cherry trees grows in both a standard and dwarf form and can be a major producer once mature. In fact, a standard Bing cherry tree can provide as much as 50–100 lbs. of cherries per year!

The cherries are large and heart-shaped with a firm, meaty, purplish-red flesh and a semi-free stone that is easily removed—making them ideal for fresh eating and preserves.

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Hardiness Zones

The bing cherry can be expected to grow in Hardiness Zones 5–8. View Map

Tree Type

This is a fruit tree, grown primarily for the edible fruit it produces.

Mature Size

The standard Bing cherry typically grows to a height of about 35' and a spread about 25' at maturity. The dwarf variety grows to a height of 12–15' with a spread of about 12–15'.

Growth Rate

This tree grows at a medium rate, with height increases of 13–24" per year.

Sun Preference

Full sun is the ideal condition for this tree, meaning it should get at least 6 hours of direct, unfiltered sunlight each day.

Soil Preference

The Bing cherry prefers well-drained, sandy soil. It is not drought-tolerant.

Attributes

This tree:

• Produces large, heart-shaped fruit with a firm, meaty, purplish-red flesh and a semi-free stone--ideal for fresh eating and preserves.
• Provides up to 50–100 lbs. of cherries per year when mature (standard tree).
• Blooms in early spring, with clusters of white flowers that have a delightful fragrance.
• Is available in standard and dwarf sizes. Our standard Bing seedlings are budded onto Prunus avium mazzard or sweet cherry, and our dwarf seedlings are grafted to Prunus besseyi (sand cherry).
• Yields uniformly ripe fruit sometime in mid-June or mid-summer.
• Needs regular watering through dry periods.
• Requires cross-pollination with a compatible variety with the same bloom time that is growing within 100' for standard trees (20' for dwarf trees). We suggest Black Republican, Sam, Black Tartarian, Schmidt, Cavalier, Stella, Gold, Van, Heidelfingen, Vega, Montmorency, Vista, Ranier and Windsor.
• Has a chill hours (CU) requirement of 700–800. (Chill hours are the average hours of air temperature between 32° and 45° F in a typical winter season.)
• Begins to bear fruit in 5–6 years (standard tree).
• Features simple leaves that are dark green, measure 3–6" long and have blunt teeth on the margin.
• Grows in a rounded shape.
• Develops smooth, glossy, reddish bark studded with short, horizontal, corky stripes.
• Should be planted early in the season because leaf buds open early and the roots are slower to establish.