Cherry Pollination Chart

Pie cherries and some sweet cherries are self-fertile; they will produce fruit without being
pollinized by another variety. Others require cross-pollination with a different, compatible
cherry variety in order to produce fruit reliably. In the table below, sweet cherries which need
cross-pollination are in bold. These varieties must cross-pollinize with either a self-fertile
sweet cherry or one belonging to a different pollen group. The two trees should be within 100
feet of each other and overlap in bloom time. Here in the Puget Sound region, in some years
most sweet cherry varieties bloom at roughly the same time, but some years early varieties
will be dropping petals while late ones are just starting to open. If you are growing a cherry
that is not self-fertile, use this chart to choose a reliable pollination partner.

Earliest to bloom Early to Mid Bloom Mid to late bloom Last to bloom
N Not self-fertile; needs a pollination partner S Self-fertile variety
Will not pollinize X Bloom times may not always overlap

Select a cultivar below.

Stella, Compact St.

See if it needs a pollination
partner. Read across to
Bush Cherries
Combination

see how well other

Pie Cherries

Sweetheart

White Gold
Black Gold

Royal Ann

Tehranivee
cultivars do as its

Vandalay
Lambert
Angela

pollination partner.
Rainier
Glacier

Lapins
Kristin
Bing

Van
N Angela (Group III) X X
N Bing (Group III) X X X X
S Black Gold X
S Bush Cherries
S Combination X
S Glacier X X X X X
N Kristin (Group III) X X
N Lambert (Group III) X X
S Lapins X X X X
S Pie Cherries
N Rainier (Group IX) X X X X X
N Royal Ann (Group III) X X X X
S Stella, Compact Stella X X X X X
S Sweetheart
S Tehranivee X X X X X X
N Van (Group II) X
S Vandalay X X X X
S White Gold X X X X X X

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 Cherry Pollination

In the table below, sweet cherries which need cross-pollination are in bold. These varieties
must cross-pollinize with either a self-fertile sweet cherry or one belonging to a different pollen
group. Plus, the other tree should overlap in bloom time (in the same or an adjacent column.)

For example, Bing and Rainier will cross-pollinize, as will Bing and a combination tree. Bing
and Royal Ann are incompatible (they belong to the same pollen group), and Bing and Black
Gold bloom too far apart to cross-pollinize reliably.

Early Blooming Early Midseason Midseason Late Blooming

Bing (Group III) Angela (Group III) Glacier Black Gold
Lapins Combination Tree Stella, Compact Stella Bush Cherries:
Rainier (Group IX) Kristin (Group III) Tehranivee Carmine Jewel
Royal Ann (Group III) Lambert (Group III) White Gold Juliet
Sweetheart Van (Group II) Romeo
Vandalay Pie Cherries:
Montmorency
Morello
North Star
Surefire
Sweet Cherry Pie

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