Bing Cherry

Prunus avium

America's Favorite Cherry Tree: Sweet Large Cherries
Mid-June to Mid-Summer Ripening
White Blossoms in Spring
Standard will produce fruit in 5 to 6 years
Pollinate with Black Tatarian
Zones 5 to 8
Can't Ship To: AK, AZ, CA, HI, OR, WA, CO

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Zones 5 - 8

Hardiness Zones: Zones 5 - 8
The Bing Cherry can be expected to grow in the zones shown in color in the arborday.org zone map.VIEW MAP

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Type of tree:
The Bing Cherry falls into the following type(s): Fruit Trees

12' - 35' High

Mature Height:
The Bing Cherry grows to be 12' - 35' feet in height.

12' - 25' Spread

Mature Spread:
The Bing Cherry has a spread of about 12' - 25' at full maturity.

Medium Growth

Growth Rate:
This tree grows at a medium growth rate. [More about this.]

Full Sun

Sun:
This cherry does well in full sun.

Various Soils

Soil:
This tree prefers well drained sandy soil.

Rounded Shape

Shape:
This cherry has rounded shape.

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Attributes:
Sweet Bing is America's favorite cherry tree. Its large, sweet fruit is produced abundantly and generally ripens uniformly on the tree in mid-June to mid-summer depending upon location. The delightfully fragrant white flowers bring spring beauty to the landscape.

Wildlife Value:
A variety of birds and mammals relish the cherries. The foliage is browsed.

History/Lore/Use:
The exact details of Bing's origin are not clear, but it was named in honor of Lewelling's co-worker and nursery foreman, a Chinese man by the name of Ah Bing. Some believe that was Bing who developed the new cultivar and should receive more credit. The first tree came from the seed of another new variety, Republican in 1875. Today there are over 1000 varieties of sweet cherries, and Bing still tops the list both in popularity and production. It is the cherry against which all others are compared.

Height Variations:
The standard grows to 35', and dwarf grows to 12' - 15' in height.

Spread Variations:
Standard grows to 25', dwarf grows to 12'-15'

Moisture:
This tree requires moist, well drained soil and is not drought tolerant.

Leaves:
Simple, alternate, 3"-6" long with small, blunt teeth on the margin, dark green, smooth upper surface, light green lower surface with slight amounts of pubescence or fuzz.

Flower Color:
White

Bloom Time:
Early.

Fruit Description:
Very large, about 1" in diameter, heart-shaped, skin is bright red when immature becoming dark red or deep maroon. The flesh is purple-red, sweet, juicy, and firm with a stone that is easily removed.

Sweet Bing is America's favorite cherry tree. Its large, sweet fruit is produced abundantly and generally ripens uniformly on the tree in mid-June to mid-summer depending upon location. The delightfully fragrant white flowers bring spring beauty to the landscape. (Pollinate with a different sweet cherry variety.) (zones 5–8)

Fruit Tree Tips Fruit Tree Spacing Guide

At least 6-8 hours of daily sunlight are needed.

Standard trees will produce fruit in 5-6 years, and a mature tree will provide up to 50-100 pounds of cherries per year.

Suggested cultivars to pollinate with are Black Republican, Sam, Black Tartarian, Schmidt, Cavalier, Stella, Gold, Van, Heidelfingen, Vega, Montmorency, Vista, Ranier, and Windsor.

Fruit Tree Spacing Guide

		Spring Shipping		Fall Shipping
Color	Zone	Approximate Ship Dates	Order Deadline	Approximate Ship Dates	Order Deadline
	2	04/15–05/30	05/14	11/01–11/26	11/12
	3	04/15–05/30	05/14	11/01–11/26	11/12
	4	04/15–05/30	05/14	11/01–11/26	11/12
	5	04/15–05/30	05/14	11/01–11/26	11/12
	6	03/19–05/12	05/07	11/01–12/03	11/19
	7	03/11–05/07	04/30	11/05–12/10	11/26
	8	02/26–04/30	04/23	11/05–12/10	11/26
	9	02/26–04/30	04/23	11/05–12/10	11/26
	10	02/26–04/30	04/23	11/05–12/10	11/26

We're sorry, but this tree can't be shipped to AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, OR, WA , territories, or countries outside the U.S. This is due to the agricultural laws within these locations.

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The benefits of bare-root trees

Our trees are delivered with natural bare roots which have been dipped in hydrating gel prior to shipment to keep the roots moist and healthy. As their abundant, fibrous roots aren't confined by a container, bare-root trees get off to a more vigorous start compared to containerized roots which typically need more time to adjust to transplanting. Bare-root trees typically surpass the size of larger containerized trees in only a few years.

	Standard		Dwarf
	Mature Height	Space Needed	Mature Height	Space Needed
Apple	20' - 25'	35' x 35'	10' **	10' x 10' ++
Peach	20'	20' x 20'	8' - 10'	10' x 10'
Sweet Cherry	30'	20' x 25'	12' - 15'	10' x 10'
Sour Cherry	20'	20' x 20'	8'	10' x 10'
Pear	20'	20' x 20'	12' - 15'	12' x 12'
Apricot	20'	20' x 20'
Plum	20'	20' x 20'	8' - 10'	10' x 10'
			** semi-dwarf 12' - 15' ++ semi-dwarf 12' x 12'

Natural Root and Containerized Trees

Natural root (also called bare root) trees are shipped without soil around their roots. They are shipped when dormant in the spring and fall seasons. We dip the roots in a hydrating gel to keep them moist during shipping.

There are a number of advantages to natural root trees:

They are very affordable.
Their roots re-establish themselves well once they are planted in their permanent location.
They are easy to plant at the correct depth.

The Urban Horticulture Institute at Cornell University has an interesting article about the benefits of planting natural root trees. Look for the PDF entitled Creating the Urban Forest: The Bare Root Method

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