Early Rivers

An early sweet cherry variety. Once widely grown in Kent.

Origin: Kent UK,

Pollination: Early Rivers is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

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History and description of Early Rivers

A sweet cherry with a dry/meaty texture, slight acidity but not a very juicy or richly flavoured cherry.

Characteristics of Early Rivers cherry trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Dark Red
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size
Picking time
Season of use	Early
Tree vigour
Tree habit
Fruit-bearing
Cropping
Disease resistance	Bacterial Canker - Susceptible
Pollination date	0
Pollination group	A
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Incompatibility group	1
Pollinators	Pollination partners