Haidian Cherries

Haidian Cherries

　　　Cherries belong to the genus Prunus of the Rosaceae family and are deciduous fruit trees. In China, the cherry varieties cultivated as fruit trees include Chinese cherry, sweet cherry, sour cherry, and downy cherry. Cherries ripen early and are known as the "first fruit of early spring." They are rich in nutrients, especially high in iron, which helps promote the regeneration of hemoglobin and provides certain benefits to people with anemia. The fruit is warm in nature and sweet in taste, with effects such as regulating the spleen, invigorating qi, activating blood circulation, soothing the liver, and clearing heat.

　　　　1. Red Lantern: Average fruit weight is 9.6 grams, with a maximum of 11 grams. The fruit is kidney-shaped, black in color, shiny and bright, with thick, tender, juicy flesh and a sweet taste. It stores and transports well, ripening in early June.

　　　　2. Italian Early Red: Average fruit weight is 9 grams, with a maximum of 12 grams. The fruit has purplish-red skin and flesh, is fine-textured and juicy, with a pleasant flavor. The flesh is purplish-black, delicate and juicy, offering a balanced sweet and sour taste. It adapts well to various conditions, stores and transports easily, and ripens in mid-May.

　　　　3. Decision: Average fruit weight is 11 grams, with a maximum of 15 grams. The fruit is nearly round, purplish-red in color, with purplish-black flesh that is fine-textured, juicy, and sweet in flavor. It is cold-resistant, high-yielding, and stores and transports well, ripening in mid-May.

　　　　4. Friendship: The fruit is large, with an average single fruit weight of 15 grams. It is purple in color, with fine, juicy flesh and a sweet flavor. It has good yield potential and ripens in mid-June.

　　　　5. Excellent: Average fruit weight is 6 grams, with a maximum of 8 grams. The fruit is nearly round, purplish-red in color, with purplish-red flesh that is firm, fine-textured, juicy, and offers a pleasant sweet and sour taste. It produces abundant pollen, stores and transports well, and ripens in early to mid-May.

　　　　6. Early Red Gem: Average fruit weight is 8 grams. The fruit is heart-shaped, purplish-red in color, with purple flesh that is fine-textured, juicy, and offers a balanced sweet and sour taste. It is cold-resistant and drought-tolerant, ripening in early May.