Prunus avium Bigarreau Sweetheart - Cherry Tree

The Sweetheart® Bigarreau Cherry is a self-fertile variety, not requiring to be associated with another variety for pollination. It produces beautiful fruits with bright red skin and firm, sweet, and fragrant flesh. These cherries have good resistance to splitting. The flowering is early and starts in early March. Planting is preferably done in autumn for a late harvest, beginning in July.

The Sweetheart® Bigarreau Cherry produces tasty fruits with good resistance to splitting. The cherries, with bright red skin, have firm, sweet, and fragrant flesh. Enjoy them right after picking or, if the harvest is abundant, use them to make pies, clafoutis, jams, and preserves. Cherries are rich in vitamin C, minerals, and trace elements.

The Sweetheart® variety is a vigorous variety originating from Canada. From early March, the Sweetheart® Bigarreau Cherry is covered with small white flowers that appear before the leaves. This variety is self-fertile and does not need to be associated with another variety for pollination. The Sweetheart® variety is late and is harvested in early July. The harvest can be more or less abundant depending on the year and may present an alternate bearing phenomenon, allowing the tree to replenish its reserves. Fruit production becomes optimal after 6 to 7 years. Cherries should be picked when ripe, as they do not ripen after harvest.

The Bigarreau Cherry (Prunus avium) belongs to the Rosaceae family. It is a medium-sized tree, reaching 5 to 10 m (16 to 33ft) in height at maturity. Hardy, it can withstand temperatures down to -20 °C, while the flowers are sensitive to spring frosts and are damaged at -2 °C. Its rounded habit provides a beautiful shaded space, very pleasant during summer. Its dentate alternate leaves are shiny and dark green, then take on a lovely russet hue in autumn before falling. Adapted to all regions of France, the Cherry tree can be planted on a short grass meadow, at the back of a flower bed, or within an orchard.