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Rainier Cherries

 Rainier cherries are a variety of sweet cherry with a distinct golden yellow color and partial to full red blush.

Characteristics
Appearance:

Attractive yellow with partial to full red blush

Texture & Firmness:

Firm, fine & smooth

Internal Character:

Almost colorless and juicy

Flavor:

Super-sweet and delicate; Sugar levels range from 17 to 23% Brix

Shape:

Slightly obovate, similar to Bing

Size:

Very large; offered in few sizes

Uses:

Rainier cherries are excellent eaten fresh

Rainier cherries are a variety of sweet cherry with a distinct golden yellow color and partial to full red blush. They originated in 1952 after Harold W. Fogel and other researchers from the Washington Agriculture Experiment Station in Prosser, WA crossed the Bing & Van cherry varieties.

Rainier cherries are the sweetest of all cherry varieties, with sugar, or Brix, levels ranging from 17 to 23 percent. They are delicate and have a juice that is second-to-none. In general, Rainier cherries grow a size or two larger than dark-sweet cherry varieties. They are best eaten fresh out-of-hand.

Try Rainier Cherries

Stemilt harvests Rainier cherries in May in California and then again in July from Washington state.