This past week, 5 Star Cherries added 20 acres to their 100 acres of cherry orchards putting in a new orchard off of Walnut Blvd. Although these cherry trees won’t bear fruit until 4 years from now, this orchard will provide some of the sweetest cherry variety: Coral, Black Pearl, Lapins and EbonyPearl.

The Enos family owns and operates 5 Star Cherries; with three generations of farming up their sleeves, farming is a family affair for the Enos family where you’ll most likely find almost the whole family working the farms during Brentwood’s U-Pick season. Along with their cherry orchards, they also have 160 acres of young almond trees and ship cherries all over the world. 

Be sure to visit 5 Star Cherries during the upcoming cherry season! For a list of other U-Pick farms, follow this link and enter your desired fruits.

There are over 500 varieties of sweet cherries, below are information about the varieties added by 5 Star Cherries:

Photo Credit: Ron Essex Photography

• Bing Cherry: The standard by which all other varieties are judged, Bing continues as the leading dark sweet cherry grown in the Western United States. Bing is also the No. 1 commercial sweet cherry sold in North America. The fruit is dark mahogany from its glossy skin to its dense, juicy flesh. It is exceptionally large and flavorful. 
• Coral Cherry: A low-acid cherry with glossy dark flesh and a very sweet flavor that is similar to Bing. Fruits are firm and large to very large.  It is precocious, heavy bearing, and will pollinate with Bing.
• Black Pearl Cherry: This variety bears black fruit that is firm, sweet, and split resistant. The cherries are good quality and store extremely well. 
• Lapins Cherry: The most planted commercial black cherries in the West Coast. The flesh is sweet and juicy with good flavor. Lapins is a large, mahogany-red and lighter red flesh. 
• EbonyPearl Cherry: Moderately firm and crunchy variety. EbonyPearl is dark red with excellent flavor and crack resistant. The stems are long and securely attached. 

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