Starkrimson® Sweet Cherry Tree

Starkrimson® Sweet Cherry is a Stark Bro’s exclusive built for the home orchardist — compact, self-pollinating, crack-resistant, and exceptionally productive in a smaller footprint than standard cherry trees. Developed in Summerland, British Columbia and introduced in 1994, it produces generous clusters of large, firm, meaty, bright red cherries with sweet, juicy flavor that’s outstanding fresh, in pies and crisps, and in salads. Heavy crops from a manageable tree that fits smaller yards, urban gardens, and tight orchard spaces where standard-sized cherry trees simply won’t work. A Stark Pick and Easy to Grow selection. Ripens late May to early June in Zones 5–8.

Compact and Self-Pollinating — Sweet Cherries for Smaller Spaces

The combination of compact size and self-pollinating habit is what makes Starkrimson® uniquely accessible. Most sweet cherry varieties require a pollinator tree and reach 18–25 feet at maturity — demanding significant space and a second tree just to bear fruit. Starkrimson® stays at 8–14 feet, produces reliably without a second tree, and delivers heavy crops of premium sweet cherries from a footprint that fits any yard, patio, or urban garden.

Generous Clusters — Crack-Resistant Large Meaty Cherries

Starkrimson® produces in clusters — multiple large, firm, meaty cherries developing together on each stem — maximizing the yield per branch and delivering the kind of generous harvests that make growing sweet cherries genuinely satisfying. The crack resistance adds a practical quality advantage in seasons with wet weather before harvest, protecting the crop through conditions that would damage less resilient varieties.

Summerland, British Columbia — 1994

Starkrimson® was developed at the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre in Summerland, British Columbia — one of Canada’s most respected fruit breeding programs, responsible for some of the finest cherry varieties developed for North American home orchards. Introduced in 1994, it has over 30 years of proven performance in home orchards across Zones 5–8.

Why Growers Choose Starkrimson® Sweet Cherry

• A Stark Bro’s exclusive and Stark Pick — only available from Stark Bro’s
• Compact and self-pollinating — sweet cherry quality in a smaller-space tree
• Generous clusters of large, firm, meaty cherries — heavy annual crops
• Crack resistant — reliable production through variable pre-harvest weather
• Summerland, British Columbia, 1994 — 30+ years of proven home orchard performance
• Outstanding fresh, in pies, crisps, and salads — fully versatile