Types of cherries

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 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.

Being an antioxidant fruit, the cherry contains high amounts of flavonoids and anthocyanins that helps as an anti-inflammatory and has qualities to relieve pain and sores.

A cherry is a stone fruit which is round in shape, small in size and is red or black in color when ripe. Cherries were told to have originated from the most areas of Europe, western Asia and other parts of northern Africa.

Black cherries, also known as “wild cherries” are a name sometimes given to the types of cherries that are incredibly sweet. Despite the name, not all black cherries are actually black.

The Tieton cherry is one of the types of cherries that is considered to be sweet. This cherry is particularly large and juicy with a shiny dark red outside.