Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.
Van Sweet Cherry Bareroot
Van Sweet Cherry Bareroot
History: Van was developed at the Summerland Research Station in BC and was the first variety released by their breeding program. It originated as an open-pollinated cross with Empress Eugenie in 1936 and was introduced in 1944. Van was named after J.R. Van Haarlem, a pomologist at the Horticultural Experiment Station in Vineland, ON. The variety initially enjoyed great popularity, but has faded out of commercial favour since it is not self-pollinating. It can still be found being grown on a small scale and in backyards.
Why We Grow It: Van produces firm, dark red cherries with an excellent flavour similar to Bing. They have a sweet/tart flavour that makes them great for both fresh eating and baking/cooking. The tree itself is vigorous, hardy, starts bearing fruit at a young age, and produces heavy crops. It also flowers prolifically, making it a lovely tree in the spring and a great pollination partner for other sweet cherries.
Fruit Specs
Fruit Specs
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Storage:
Harvest: July - Late
Growing Specs
Growing Specs
Canadian Hardiness Zone: 5
Soil Preference:
Flowering Time: Middle
Bloom Colour: White
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Shipping vs. Pick Up
Shipping vs. Pick Up
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Shipping: Every year we ship thousands of trees across Canada (except BC due to CFIA regulations). We carefully bag roots in damp sawdust, then box them and send them out via courrier. CLICK HERE to see our shipping policy.
Pick-up: We also have thousands of trees picked up from our nursery each year. The pick-up options is free, though you must wait until you have been emailed a confirmation that your order is ready to pick up, which will have further information such as hours, locations, etc. We really appreciate if you can make an appointment to pick up, then we can be as organized as possible during our busy season.
Size at Purchase
Size at Purchase
Our grafted fruit trees are graded into three categories, and the size includes the rootstock:
- 50-80cm whip: may have some minor branching, this grade is like a "b-grade" size tree in industry standards; we include in this price category trees that are over 1m but have some scarring or mild crookedness.
- 1m+ whip: may have some minor branching, aka feathering. This is like a typical one-year whip in industry standards.
- 1m+ branched: these trees must be over a meter and have 3 or more branches 30cm or longer, as well as a central leader. They are essentially a two-year tree in industry standards.
- For stone fruits only - 1m+ whip/branched: We have combined these grades based on the way these trees grow and are grafted. Plums, apricots, cherries, and peaches naturally tend to grow more vigorously compared to apples and are more likely to form larger trees with more branches. However, we only chip bud them so they are a one-year old tree by industry standards. Apples and pears are partially bench grafted, and using the knip-boom method the grading becomes more complicated, hence the reason they are split into different grades.
Orders that are cancelled last minute due to size (being "to small"), will still incur the applicable cancellation fees if the trees are true to our grading standards as per the agreement of sale when the order was placed.
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