Cherry Trees Comox Valley

Q & A
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We are going to purchase two dwarf cherry trees for our property in honor of our Dad, who loved chocolate covered cherries. Wondering if someone in the Comox Valley has a Cherry tree in their yard grows well here, and produces delicious cherries. Could you share the name or type of cherry tree if you can please?

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780 8th st has a giant cherry tree 30+ years old with amazing cherries. It’s in the front yard of the daycare. It should be blooming now. I’m sure if you ask them they’ll be able to tell you what it is, and I think it has several varieties on it.

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Thank you🌳

They said it’s a 20 year old Bing Cherry

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This from Deb Gurrad, local Master Gardener, in response to the question what cherry trees are tasty and do well in our area:

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I put this question out to my North Island Master Gardener peeps and it turns out I am the only one with a sweet cherry tree. What I have is Prunus avium ‘Lapins’ and it is doing very well in my garden, considering our climate is tricky for stone fruits because of all the funguses in the air most of the year (which is why they do better in the dry air in the Okanagon). I am careful to prune it only in July and August because that’s when the fungus load in the air is at its minimum, which has helped keep in pretty much disease-free.

The cherries are a beautiful bright red on the outside and a lighter pinky-red inside, very tasty and a lovely texture. The tree is still fairly young as I bought it 6 years ago as a 6’ tall whip, pruned that single stem to about 2’ (I had Big Plans for espaliering it but never got around to it :blush:) and it is now about 10’ tall. It was absolutely loaded with cherries last year and is covered with flower buds as I write this.

Here is what a quick internet search told me about the best sweet cherry varieties for Vancouver Island.

  • ‘Lapins’: A modern, sweet cherry variety known for its delicious flavor and hardiness.
  • ‘Skeena’: A dark sweet cherry with moderate productivity.
  • ‘Cristalina™’: An early-season, heart-shaped cherry bred for the Canadian climate, known for its firm, crunchy, and sweet fruit.

I liked having my experience with the ‘Lapins’ cherry confirmed!

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Many thanks to Deb for this response!

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Thank you, great information :cherries:

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