Sunburst

• Picking season: Mid
• Country of origin: Canada
• 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

• 11-year maiden bare-root tree 24.45€
  Gisela 5 rootstock
  Small size (2m-2.5m after 10 years)
  

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• 21-year maiden bare-root tree 24.45€
  Colt rootstock
  Large size (3m-4m after 10 years)
  

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Next deliveries

Deliveries resume December 2020

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

• Picking seasonMid
• CroppingHeavy
• Keeping1-3 days
• Fruit persistenceNormal ripening
• Useful forEating fresh
• Gardening skillAverage
• Self-fertilitySelf-fertile
• Flowering group4
• Pollinating othersAverage
• VigourVigorous
• PrecocityPrecocious
• Bearing regularityRegular
• Fruit splittingSome resistance
• Climate typeTemperate climatesWarm climates
• Summer average maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Country of originCanada
• Period of origin1950 - 1999
• Flower colourWhite
• Fruit colourRed