Prunus avium 'WhiteGold'
WhiteGold is one of the first self-fertile "white" cherries available to the home orchardist, and is similar to the popular and highly-regarded Rainier cherry.
It has the pale flesh and balanced flavor which is characteristic of white cherries and makes them more sought after than the red / black cherries.
The cherries are a medium size, and the very pretty - yellow with red blushes.
Being self-fertile it and will set a good crop of cherries even if there are no other cherry trees nearby.
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If you do not hear from us by February you can contact us in June to pre-order for the following spring.
WhiteGold has good resistance to bacterial canker, the main disease of sweet cherries. It also has some resistance to cherry leaf spot.
WhiteGold is also a good pollenizer for many other sweet cherries.
Although relatively new, White Gold has established a reputation for being reliable and productive even in less than perfect conditions.
Advice on fruit tree pollination.
WhiteGold was developed at Cornell University, New York and released in 2001. The parentage is Emperor Francis - still one of the mainstays of the commercial sweet cherry industry in the eastern states - and Stella - the first self-fertile sweet cherry.
