WhiteGold® cherry trees

Prunus avium 'WhiteGold'

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• Picking season: Mid
• Self-fertility: Self-fertile
• Fruit color: Yellow / Red
• Universal pollinator: Yes

A white-fleshed sweet cherry, self-fertile, and ripening in the mid-season, and productive - an ideal cherry tree for the backyard orchard.

WhiteGold sweet cherry trees for sale

• Full-size 1-year bare-root tree $39.20
  Mature height: 16ft-24ft after 10 years
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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.

How to grow

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.

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History

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.

WhiteGold characteristics

• Gardening skillBeginner
• Self-fertilitySelf-fertile
• Pollination group3
• Pollinating othersGood
• Universal pollinatorYes
• WildlifeRHS Plants for Pollinators
• Picking seasonMid
• UsesEating fresh
• CroppingGood
• Keeping (of fruit)1-3 days
• Cold hardiness (USDA)(5) -20F / -29C
• Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Country of originUnited States
• Period of origin1950 - 1999
• Fruit colorYellow / Red
• Fruit sizeLarge

Similar varieties

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  Stardust
  A Canadian self-fertile white cherry, a good alternative to White Gold.