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Rounded
Medium
Prunus avium 'Bing'
12' - 35'
12' - 25'
3' - 4'
When it comes to cherries, the Bing variety tops the list in terms of popularity and production. This hallmark of cherry trees grows in both a standard and dwarf form and can be a major producer once mature. In fact, a standard Bing cherry tree can provide as much as 50–100 lbs. of cherries per year!
The cherries are large and heart-shaped with a firm, meaty, purplish-red flesh and a semi-free stone that is easily removed — making them ideal for fresh eating and preserves.
Full Sun
Sandy, Well Drained
A variety of birds and mammals relish the cherries. The foliage is browsed.
The exact details of the Bing cherry's origin are not clear, but it was named in honor of a Chinese man named Ah Bing. He was a co-worker and nursery foreman for Seth Lewelling, the man who developed the Bing variety into America’s #1 cherry. Some believe that it was Bing who developed the new cultivar and should receive more credit. The first tree came from the seed of another new variety, Republican, in 1875. Today there are over 1000 varieties of sweet cherries, and Bing still tops the list both in popularity and production. It is the cherry against which all others are compared.
