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Sunburst cherry trees

Prunus avium
Sunburst sweet cherries
Sunburst is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Picking season: Mid mid / late July
  • Self-fertility: Self-fertile

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.

Bio / Organic  fruit trees

Sunburst organic cherry trees for sale


  • 11 yeartree on Gisela 5 rootstock25.00€
    Medium tree (2m-3.5m after 10 years) Bare-root
    Sold-out
  • 2Half-standard (2 years)tree on Gisela 6 rootstock34.00€
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years) Bare-root
    Collection only - contact us
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Delivery chargesClick here to view estimated delivery charges. Our 2-year trees and some pot-grown trees are too big or unsuitable for mail-order and are only available for collection direct from the nursery. Please contact us if you wish to order.

Growing and Training

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


History

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

 

 


Sunburst characteristics

  • Gardening skillAverage
  • Self-fertilitySelf-fertile
  • Flowering group4
  • Picking seasonMid - mid / late July
  • Season of use1-3 days - in a fridge
  • Food usesEating fresh
  • Summer average maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
  • Country of originCanada
  • Period of origin1950 - 1999
  • Fruit colourRed

Similar varieties

  • Blanc Nez
    A bigarreau -type white cherry from northern France.
  • See also Lapins
    Lapins
    An excellent modern sweet cherry. Easy to grow, with heavy crops of good-flavoured cherries.
  • See also Regina
    Regina
    Regina is a new late-season sweet black cherry, with a good flavour and resistance to splitting.
  • Verchocq
    Verchocq is a traditional white cherry, maturing in early July.

This variety description was researched and written by Orange Pippin staff. Last checked: 2024.