WhiteGold® cherry trees

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

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

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WhiteGold sweet cherry trees for sale

• Semi-standard, 1-year bare-root tree $41.95 Mature height: 10ft-16ft after 10 years
  Semi-vigorous rootstock
  

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All about WhiteGold cherry trees

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

• What level of gardening skill is needed to grow WhiteGold?Beginner
• Is WhiteGold self-fertile?Self-fertile
• What flowering group is WhiteGold?3
• Is WhiteGold good for pollinating others?Good
• What season do you pick WhiteGold?Mid
• UsesEating fresh
• How long can you keep WhiteGold in a fridge?1-3 days
• What is the USDA hardiness zone for WhiteGold?Zone 5 (-29C)
• Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Where does WhiteGold originate from?United States
• When was WhiteGold first introduced?1950 - 1999
• Fruit colorYellow / Red

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