Netting may be needed to protect from birds. Pick fruits when fully ripe, complete with stalks, and eat or cook immediately. If freezing pick them when firm. Vigorous and highly productive. Great for pies or canning.
Flesh is sweet, juicy, and moderately firm.
A very popular cherry for eating fresh, or baking. Throughout history grapes have been one of the best fruits for eating and for making wine. The fruits need a hot, dry summer to ripen. Cultivate the soil well before planting. In poor, sandy soils add well rotted manure or compost, then firm the area and water well.