Bing Cherry

The Classic Sweet Cherry

The Bing is the cherry that set the standard for sweet cherries worldwide. Large, deep mahogany-red fruit with firm, juicy flesh and an intensely rich flavour — this is the cherry you find at farmers markets and dream about all winter. Growing your own means picking them at peak ripeness, which is a whole different experience.

Why Gardeners Love It

• 🍒 The benchmark sweet cherry — large, firm, deeply flavourful fruit that's hard to beat
• 🔴 Deep mahogany-red skin — stunning at harvest and irresistible to eat
• 🌿 Heavy producer — abundant crops when properly pollinated
• ❄️ Cold hardy — well suited to Ontario's climate in appropriate zones
• 🌱 Supplied bare root — plant in early spring for best results

Pollination

Bing requires a pollinator — it is not self-fertile. Plant alongside another sweet cherry variety for fruit production. Great options from our collection include Lapins, Stella, and Van. More pollinators = more bounty!

Growing Notes

Prefers full sun. Water regularly in the first season. Ripens in late June to mid-July. Hardiness Zone: 4–5 — best suited to southern Ontario and sheltered locations.