Types of cherries

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The North Star cherry is a cultivar introduced in 1950 by the University of Minnesota. Like Morello cherries (its parent), the North Star cherry is a dark red color and has a rather tart taste.

The Napoleon cherry, also known as the Royal Ann or Queen Ann, is a sweet cherry used for desserts and in the process of making maraschino cherries.

Out of the long list of different types of cherries, sour cherries are the ones given the littlest amount of attention. Click here to learn more.

The Bing cherry is one of the many types of cherries that have been cultivated specifically for its sweet taste. It comes mainly from the northwest United States, in places like Oregon, Washington, and California.

So many different types of cherries and so little time to taste them all! As researchers continue to create hybrid cherries, we get to taste test the delicious results. Lapins cherries are one of these hybrids.