The fruits of sweet-scented cherry Tree ( genus Prunus avium ) are among the first fruits of summer , and sweet cherry are used as landscape trees because of their dark , striated bark and richness of pink bloom in springiness . Depending on the variety , sweet cherries are unfearing in U.S. Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) plant hardiness zone 4 through 10 and are commonly grown in California ’s long primal valley . USDA zone 5a through 11a encompass southern California , though the majority of the area shine in USDA zones 8 through 10 .
sweet-flavored cherries do well in southern California as long as they are low - chill varieties . Winter chilling is mensurate in the identification number of minute an area spends between 32 and 45 degrees Fahrenheit , and few southerly California area have more than 500 tingle hours . A number of sweet cherries were breed specifically for the neighborhood ’s mild - winter clime , but only a few are self - pollinating , or ego - prolific . Sour cherry trees ( genus Prunus cerasus ) , the fruits of which are used for cherry pie , are all self - prolific , but very few have low - chill requirement . Sour cherries are audacious in USDA zone 4 through 9 .
Step 1
The gratifying cherry tree " Lapins " ( Prunus avium " Lapins " ) bring forth large , dark - red , sweet cherries and demand only 400 to 500 hours of winter tingle . Its fruit are often compared to those of " Bing " cherry red tree ( Prunus avium " Bing " ) . " Bing " cherry are ordinarily sell in supermarkets . Sometimes " lapin " cerise tree is labeled " ego - fecund Bing " in greenhouse . " Lapins " and " Bing " Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree are hardy in USDA zone 5 through 9 . " Lapins " fruit are tolerant to cracking when rain on ; cracking is one the greatest challenge in growing cherries .
Step 2
“Stella”
" Stella " ( genus Prunus avium " Stella " ) is one of the transmissible parents of the " Lapins " cherry tree and begin to develop fruits at a very vernal old age . The fruits mature late in the cherry red time of year , and the tree diagram needs about 400 hour of wintertime chill to produce fruits . The yield are large , black and very sweet ; they also are fondness - shaped and show good opposition to cracking in wet weather . " Stella " is dauntless in USDA zones 5 through 9 .
Low-Chill Sour Cherries
Most sour cherries are adapted to climates colder than southerly California ’s clime . " English Morello " ( genus Prunus cerasus " English Morello " ) and " Montmorency " ( genus Prunus cerasus " Montmorency " ) false cherry trees , however , position fruit with about 500 hours of winter chill . " English Morello " produces dark , almost black fruits late in the season . " Montmorency " is a with child - bearing , mid - time of year miscellany ; its fruit have light - red skin and yellow human body . Both form are hardy in USDA zones 4 through 9 .
Multigrafted Tree
One way to have a self - fertile cherry tree diagram is to graft multiple cerise varieties onto its trunk . Two of the most recently rise low - gelidity change , " Minnie Royal " ( Prunus avium " Minnie Royal " ) and " Royal Lee " ( genus Prunus avium " Royal Lee " ) , have extremely low shivery necessary and are idealistic for the mild regions of southern California . Both are hardy in USDA zones 6 through 10 and were bred to pollinate each other , make them a grafting pair alternative .
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