Sunburst is a good modern self-fertile cherry variety, with delicate flesh, and a good sweet mild cherry flavour. It is also easy to pick the large fruits.
It can be considered an improved version of the popular Stella cherry, to which it is closely related and shares many of its good qualities.
Sunburst is a good pollinator for many other sweet cherry varieties.
Sunburst is a precocious cherry variety, and starts bearing fruit within 2-4 years.
Sunburst was developed by the Summerland research station in British Columbia, Canada and released in 1965. It is a cross between Van and Stella.
This variety description was researched and written by Orange Pippin staff. Last checked: 2024.