Cherry Tree Growing

In Europe, commercial cherry three growing is centred on the Iberian Peninsula and continues into Asia Minor. Small scale commercial cherry tree growing takes place in the European mainland as well, and extends north to the southern parts of the Scandinavian Peninsula and the northern parts of the British Isles.

Cherry trees are not native to Australia, but human settlers have brought them to this part of the world. Since Australia is located in the southern hemisphere, the cherries will be ready to eat around Christmas. This can be compared to the northern hemisphere where cherries mature in June and July.

In the United States, commercial cherry three growing involves sweet cherries as well as sour cherries. Sour cherry cultivars are commonly referred to as “tart cherries” since they are used in tarts, pies etcetera. In the United States, sweet cherry tree growing is centred in California and Washington. Examples of commonly grown cultivars include 'Bing', 'Brooks', 'King' and 'Tulare'.

Oregon and Michigan produces a special form of light coloured sweet cherries that are used to make maraschino cherries. Maraschino cherries are preserved cherries that have been sweetened with cherry. 'Rainier' and 'Royal Ann' are two examples of sweet cherry cultivars that are often used for the creation of Maraschino cherries. If you come across a Maraschino cherry that is green, it is green because it has been dyed green, there are no green cultivars. Green Maraschino cherries will usually taste like peppermint.

The sour cherries (tart cherries) are grown in the Great Lake region. New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are the four main sour cherry tree growing states in the U.S. Cherry tree growing in this part of the world frequently involves hardy cultivars like the 'Early Richmond', 'Montmorency' and 'Morello'.

Traverse City in Michigan have proclaimed itself as the Nr 1 Cherry Three Growing City in the world. If you are interested in cherry tree growing, and cherry eating, you can visit the yearly Cherry Festival in Traverse and taste the world's largest cherry pie.

As mentioned above, the 'Bing' is one of the most popular sweet cherry cultivars in the United States. 'Bing' cherry tree growing has been carried out since 1870 when the cultivar was created by Seth Luelling, a horticulturalist, and his foreman Bing from whom the cultivar derives its name. If you want a cherry that is large and firm, and that displays a deep dark colouration, then growing a cherry tree of the Bing variant might be a good idea for you. If you instead wish to use your cherries mainly for pies, lemonade, cherry soup etcetera, then Bing is a less suitable alternative since sour cherries (tart cherries) are more appropriate for cooking. One advantage with Bing that has made it highly popular among commercial growers is that it ships well. Bing is however sensitive to rain, and can crack open if it becomes exposed to rain fall close to the harvest season. Cherry tree growing of the Bing cultivar first took place in the Pacific Northwest. Today, it is one of the most popular cultivars in Oregon and Washington. In Canada, the Bing cherry tree growing is common in British Columbia.