Black Pearl
Cherry
This is the only rootstock available for this variety
This is a pre-order for the spring 2027 season. We'll reach out to confirm availability and arrange pickup before planting time. Your 10% discount is applied automatically at checkout.
Why Buy This Tree?
Grow the same world-class cherries that leading Pacific Northwest orchards trust with the BlackPearl®. This tree offers commercial-quality fruit with the ease and satisfaction of a backyard harvest. Our organic, farm-grown trees are selected for Washington’s climate and shipped directly from Green Bluff Pastures, giving you the same genetics that thrive across professional cherry farms. Buy fruit trees online today and enjoy a cold-hardy variety that delivers sweet, firm, and consistently high-yielding harvests—locally delivered and grown for success.
About Black Pearl
The BlackPearl® sweet cherry is a premium variety developed at Cornell University for exceptional flavor, firmness, and post-harvest quality. Its fruit ripens mid-season, showcasing deep mahogany skin and dense, juicy flesh with rich sweetness and a subtle wine-like complexity. Renowned for its resistance to cracking and bruising, it’s ideal for fresh markets, desserts, or home orchards seeking top-tier quality. Perfectly suited to Washington’s cherry-growing climate, this variety combines beauty, taste, and performance in one elegant tree.
Key Benefits
Specifications
Growing Zones
USDA Zones 5-8
Mature Height
12-15 ft on Gisela 6 rootstock
Width: 10-12 ft
Sunlight
Full Sun (6-8 hours daily)
Growth Rate
Moderate
Harvest Time
Mid-Season (typically late June to early July)
Years to Fruit
3 years
Fruit Information
Flavor Profile
Exceptionally sweet with dense, crisp flesh and deep cherry aroma
Storage Quality
Excellent – maintains firmness and sweetness for up to 3 weeks in cold storage
Best Uses
Pollination Requirements
This variety requires cross-pollination for fruit production. Plant with another compatible variety for best results.
Compatible Pollinators:
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Disease Resistance
Botanical Information
Botanical Name
Prunus avium 'BlackPearl®'
Origin
Cornell University, Geneva, New York – Pearl Series breeding program
