A late season self-fertile dark red cherry from Canada, with a well-balanced sweet-sharp cherry flavour
Skeena ripens later than most cherries, and is good choice for extending the sweet cherry season into early August. The fruit is also larger than most cherry varieties.
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Skeena was developed for commercial growers, so it is easy to manage and fruits heavily from a young age.
Skeena is a bit susceptible to fruit-cracking and brown rot - the two often go hand in hand, and are caused by rain at harvest time. Whilst this has limited its appeal to commercial growers, it is unlikely to be an issue for the gardener or community orchard.
Skeena was developed at the Summerland research station in British Columbia, Canada, during the 1990s, and released to commercial growers in 2005. The immediate parents were two unnamed research varieties, but Skeena is descended from Stella, Van, and Bing, and is very similar in flavour to Sunburst (which has a similar parentage).
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This variety description was researched and written by Orange Pippin staff. Last checked: 2022.