A very beautiful heirloom apple that stores well.
BurgundyPearl® Cherry on Krymsk 7 (Spring 2025)
A large, mid-season sweet cherry that crops heavily. Also known as NY 38L.
This pendant-style tree is a heavy bloomer and cropper, and it should be pruned aggressively to avoid overcropping. It is vigorous, hardy, and resistant to bacterial canker. BurgundyPearl® is not self-fertile, and it will require a second sweet cherry tree as a pollenizer. We recommend Sweetheart™ or Whitegold®, both "universal pollenizers" with compatible bloom times. (This variety is genetically incompatible with any tree in the S3S4 pollen group, which includes: Napoleon, Cavalier®, Somerset, Kristin, Royal Anne, Emperor Francis, Lambert Ulster, and Bing.)
Ripening just before Bing, the fruit produced by BurgundyPearl® is larger than that of Bing, firm and crunchy, with an exceptional mild and sweet flavor. It has an attractive translucent red skin, and it is about 12g in weight and 22% sugar. The long harvest period makes this a great tree for the home orchard. This is one of the "Pearl Series" cherries released by Cornell in 2008.
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The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Cherry
Subcategory:
Crack-Resistant, Sweet
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, jam, baking, canning, freezing, jelly
Storage duration: less than one month (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: red
Flesh color: red
Fruit Origins
Parentage: sport of NY 38 (Royalton x Hedel Finger)
Origin: Geneva, NY
Introduced in: 2008
Introduced by: NYSAES; Dr. Bob Andersen and Dr. Susan Brown
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 5 - 8
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Jun 16 (approximate, in New York State) 4 days before Bing
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: Krymsk 7 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Half-Standard (60% of Standard)
Tree spacing: See details
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Bacterial Canker of Stone Fruit: Resistant
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group:
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Half-Standard (60% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
Sweet cherries are not part of our search tool given various complexities. Please see our Pollenizer Search to run other queries and read how the application uses various factors. Also read more about fruit tree pollination.
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