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Bing Cherry

Prunus avium 'Bing'

Hardiness Zones: 5 - 8 View Map

Produces large, heart-shaped fruit with a firm, meaty, purplish-red flesh and a semi-free stone — ideal for fresh eating and preserves
Yields uniformly ripe fruit sometime in mid-June or mid-summer
Begins to bear fruit in 5–6 years (standard tree)
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
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)
Features simple leaves that are dark green, measure 3–6" long and have blunt teeth on the margin
Develops smooth, glossy, reddish bark studded with short, horizontal, corky stripes
Grows in a rounded shape
Should be planted early in the season because leaf buds open early and the roots are slower to establish

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Tree Details

Shape

Rounded

Growth Speed

Medium

Scientific Name

Prunus avium 'Bing'

Mature Height

12' - 35'

Mature Spread

12' - 25'

Shipping Height

3' - 4'

Highlights

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.

Sun Preference

Full Sun

Soil Preference

Sandy, Well Drained

Wildlife Value

A variety of birds and mammals relish the cherries. The foliage is browsed.

History/Lore

The exact details of the Bing cherry's origin are not clear, but it was named in honor of a Chinese man named Ah Bing. He was a co-worker and nursery foreman for Seth Lewelling, the man who developed the Bing variety into America’s #1 cherry. Some believe that it was Bing who developed the new cultivar and should receive more credit. The first tree came from the seed of another new variety, Republican, in 1875. Today there are over 1000 varieties of sweet cherries, and Bing still tops the list both in popularity and production. It is the cherry against which all others are compared.

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