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Sunburst

Sunburst
  • Picking season: Mid
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom
  • Self-fertility: Self-fertile

Sunburst is a good modern cherry variety, with soft flesh, and a good sweet mild cherry flavor. It is also easy to pick the fruit.

Prunus avium

Sunburst cherry trees for sale

  • 1.1-year maiden bare-root tree 24.45€
    Gisela 5 rootstock
    Small size (2m-2.5m after 10 years)
  • 2.1-year maiden bare-root tree 24.45€
    Colt rootstock
    Large size (3m-4m after 10 years)


How to grow

Sunburst is a precocious cherry variety, and starts bearing fruit within 2-4 years.



History

Developed by the Summerland research station in British Columbia, Canada and released in 1965. Sunburst is a cross between Van and Stella.



Sunburst characteristics

  • Using

    • Picking season:Mid
    • Cropping:Heavy
    • Keeping (of fruit):1-3 days
    • Food uses:Eating fresh

  • Growing

    • Gardening skill:Average
    • Self-fertility:Self-fertile
    • Flowering group:4
    • Pollinating others:Average
    • Vigour:Vigorous
    • Precocity:Precocious
    • Bearing regularity:Regular

  • Climate

    • Climate suitability:Temperate climates, Warm climates
    • Summer average maximum temperatures:Cool ( 20C - 24C / 68F - 75F), Warm (25C - 30C / 76F - 85F)

  • Identification

    • Country of origin:United Kingdom
    • Period of origin:1950 - 1999
    • Fruit colour:Red