Rainier Sweet Cherry is a fruiting deciduous tree with a rounded crown that produces a heavy crop of very sweet red blushed yellow cherries with white flesh.  Its white flowers bloom in spring, and are followed by the berries that are ready for harvest in late spring. Grows best in most, well-drained soils that are lightly acidic.  Rainier cherries are mostly ignored by birds due to the coloration and is crack resistant, but needs a pollinator.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  High Maintenance. Pests and diseases can be a problem.  Potential disease problems include leaf spot, bacterial canker, brown rot, black knot, crown gall, leaf curl, leaf scorch, powdery mildew, root rot, scab and shot-hole fungus. Potential insect pests include aphids, fruit flies, saw flies and scale.  Late frost can damage the buds.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, and Shade Tree.

COMPANION PLANTS: Rosemary, Marigold, Persimmon

IMAGES: Smith Family Orchard, Our Rainier and Stella cherries are ripe!, (2) Kowalski's Markets, Washington Rainier Cherries have arrived!

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.