We have a large selection of pick your own fruit at Cheeki Cherries. We have listed all of our cherry, apricot, nectarine and peach varieties and descriptions, to give you an indication of the best time to pick the different varieties. During the season we also have raspberries and strawberries for sale from our store, depending on availability.
BURLAT
Maturity– Mid November.
Fruit Shape –Heart.
Skin Colour -Mahogany.
Flesh Colour -Dark red.
Hardness – Soft tomedium.
Flavour – Subtlesweet flavour.
EARLISE
Maturity– Mid-late November.
Fruit Shape -Round heart.
Skin Colour – Darkred.
Flesh Colour -Dark red.
Hardness – Semihard.
Flavour – Goodtaste.
MERTON
Maturity – Third week November.
Fruit Shape – Heart.
Skin Colour -Mahogany/black.
Flesh Colour -Light red.
Hardness – Soft tofirm.
Flavour – Sweet and juicy.
SONNET
Maturity – Early December.
Fruit Shape – Flat heart.
Skin Colour – Dark red, translucent and shiny.
Flesh Colour – Pink with white streaks.
Hardness – Hard.
Flavour – Sweet and not strong or acidic.
STELLA
Maturity – Mid December.
Fruit Shape – Heart.
Skin Colour – Dark red.
Flesh Colour – Dark red.
Hardness – Firm.
Flavour – Sweet and juicy.
DAWSON
Maturity – Mid December.
Fruit Shape – Long heart.
Skin Colour – Rich burgundy.
Flesh Colour – Dark red.
Hardness – Firm.
Flavour – Sweet and juicy.
LAPINS
Maturity – New Year.
Fruit Shape – Round heart.
Skin Colour – Dark red/mahogany.
Flesh Colour – Red.
Hardness – Firm.
Flavour – Sweet and flavourful.
SANTINA
Maturity – Third week December.
Fruit Shape – Long heart.
Skin Colour – Glossy black.
Flesh Colour – Dark.
Hardness – Firm.
Flavour – Moderately sweet.
BIGALISE
Maturity – Third week December.
Fruit Shape – Flat heart.
Skin colour – Dark red.
Flesh colour – Very dark red.
Hardness – Hard to very hard, crunchy.
Flavour – Very good, sweet, not very acidic.
BING
Maturity– Late December.
Fruit Shape -Heart.
Skin Colour – Darkred/mahogany.
Flesh Colour -Dark red.
Hardness – Firmand crunchy.
Flavour – Sweetwith vibrant after taste.
KORDIA
Maturity– Early January.
Fruit Shape – Longheart.
Skin Colour -Dark red to black.
Flesh Colour – Red.
Hardness – Firm,crunchy.
Flavour – Sweet.
SWEETHEART
Maturity- Mid January.
FruitShape – Round to heart.
Skin Colour- Dark red.
FleshColour – Red.
Hardness- Hard.
Flavour – Good, sweetand slightly aromatic.
KOOTENAY
Maturity– Mid January.
FruitShape – Kidney.
SkinColour – Grey/purple.
FleshColour – Red/purple.
Hardness- Firm.
Flavour – Sweet with low acidity.
SAMBA
Maturity– Early January.
FruitShape – Flat heart.
SkinColour – Dark red.
FleshColour – Red.
Hardness- Crunchy.
Flavour- Sweet.
NEW YORK
Maturity – Mid-late December.
Fruit Shape – Round heart.
Skin Colour – Red blush on yellow.
Flesh Colour – Cream.
Hardness – Semi hard.
Flavour – Mild.
RAINIER
Maturity – Early January.
Fruit Shape – Round heart.
Skin Colour – Red blush on yellow background.
Flesh Colour – Cream.
Hardness – Hard.
Flavour – Mild, sweet with hints of tartness.
STARDUST
Maturity – Early-mid January.
Fruit Shape – Flat heart.
Skin Colour – Bright light red blush over yellow background.
Flesh Colour – Cream.
Hardness – Very firm.
Flavour – Sweet and mild.
CLUTHALATE
Cluthalate is a self-fertile, late season variety that ripens 30 days after Sundrop and 14 days after Moorpark. Its orange fruit is of medium size, with melting flesh that is sweet and juicy. Harvest in February.
ROYAL ROSA
Royal Rosa is a very early, freestone selection with firm tasty gold flesh, yellow skin with a redblush. Harvest early January.
KIOTO
Kioto is round shaped and the skin is orange with red accents. It has agood taste quality and good sugar content. The skin is slightly sour and the pulp is firm. Harvest January.
SUNDROP
Sundrop is an excellent cropper of large oval, yellow skinned fruit that are freestone with sweet and juicy flesh that ripens over a long season. Can be eaten fresh or used for preserving. Harvest January.
NEWCASTLE
Newcastle is an excellent eating apricot. Small pale orange to lemon coloured with orange flesh. Full flavoured, freestone. Has a sweet, apricot flavour and is ideal for eating fresh or used in desserts. Makes great jam. Harvest January.
SKAHA
Medium sized fruit, gold skin with firm flesh. Harvest from mid-January.
MOORPARK
Moorpark is a freestone variety that has superbly flavoured fruit that are medium to large in size. Skin is deep yellow with orange blush that’s fuzz free. The soft and juicy flesh of Moorpark allows the fruit to be suitable for fresh eating, bottling or drying. Harvest late January.
YELLOW
Yellow fleshed nectarines are slightly tangier than white nectarines, with more acid and less sugar.
WHITE
White fleshed nectarines contain more sugar and less acid than yellow fleshed nectarines, creating a pleasant sweet flavour.
YELLOW
The golden flesh of the yellow peach is more acidic than white fleshed peaches, with a tartness that mellows as the peach ripens and softens.
WHITE
White fleshed peaches are lower in acid than yellow fleshed peaches and taste sweet whether firm or soft.
PEACHARINE
The fruit firm and is darker on the outside than a typical peach, pale inside and has very little fuzz. Its flavour is a sweet blend of the two fruits. Harvest February-March.
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