{"product_id":"prunus-avium-bing-cherry","title":"Prunus avium 'Bing' (Cherry)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBing\u003c\/strong\u003e is classic dark mahogany sweet cherry, the commercial PNW standard for over a century, large heart-shaped fruit with deep ruby flesh and rich balanced flavor. Prunus avium is the cultivated sweet cherry, originating in Europe, western Asia, North Africa and grown for centuries for its fruit. It is not native to North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloom and harvest in the PNW.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bloom is mid-season, with fruit ripening late June to early July in Oregon and Washington orchards. Site in full sun with good air drainage to reduce disease pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePollination.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bing is NOT self-fertile and requires a compatible second cultivar to set fruit. Recommended pollenizers: Black Republican, Van, Sam, Rainier, Lapins, Stella (Lapins or Stella are the easiest universal pollenizers; avoid Royal Ann\/Napoleon as it is incompatible).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePNW disease and care.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bing is the variety most home growers picture when they imagine a sweet cherry, but it is self-incompatible and notoriously prone to cracking in PNW summer rains; net carefully against birds. The species-level disease pressures to plan for are brown rot (Monilinia laxa), bacterial canker, cherry leaf spot, and powdery mildew. Cherry fruit fly and spotted wing drosophila are the major insect pressures. Net trees against birds at color change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNative fruiting alternatives:\u003c\/strong\u003e If you also want to support PNW birds and pollinators with regionally native fruit, consider \u003cem\u003eAmelanchier alnifolia\u003c\/em\u003e (Saskatoon serviceberry), \u003cem\u003eVaccinium ovatum\u003c\/em\u003e (evergreen huckleberry), \u003cem\u003eMalus fusca\u003c\/em\u003e (Pacific crabapple), or \u003cem\u003ePrunus virginiana\u003c\/em\u003e (chokecherry). These provide bird food, pollinator support, and Indigenous food heritage in your landscape alongside your orchard fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dragonfly Farm \u0026 Nursery","offers":[{"title":"3\/8\" \/ Eshraghi","offer_id":44052376682584,"sku":"17026122","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/dragonflyfarmlanglois.com\/products\/prunus-avium-bing-cherry","provider":"Dragonfly Farm \u0026 Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}