U-Pick Cherries at Singer Farms, Appleton NY, Cherries for the Picky, Niagara County

U-Pick Cherries - Cherries for the Picky

Singer Farms has the largest orchard of dwarf sweet cherry trees in the eastern United States. In the month of July, you can pick large sweet cherries without using a ladder!

"U-Pick" Cherries are done
until next July.*
* Because we partner with Mother Nature, harvest dates are approximate.

Please check ahead for availability.
Call 716-778-7330

Some interesting facts about cherries...
	The total U.S. sweet cherry crop averages around 370 million Ibs. each year. 175 million Ibs. are frozen, canned, or turned into maraschino cherries.
	Sweet cherry trees start producing fruit about five years after they are planted. Their fruit capacity is reached in ten to fifteen years
	When at this height, a tree will produce over 100 Ibs. of fruit in one season.

- CHERRY VARIETIES -

-Sweet Cherries-

Hartland: The Hartland is an early season dark cherry. A Windsor cross, it was developed in New York and is named for a local township.
Hedelfingen: A later season sweet cherry. It has large, black fruit.
Kristin: Named in Norway, Kristin is a mid-season cherry. It was also developed in New York.
Royalton: This large, dark cherry ripens mid-season. It is named for another local township and was developed at Cornell's Geneva Station.
Somerset: A medium size cherry. Somerset is a later season variety that is dark and firm. This too is named for a neighboring township.
Stella: Stella ripens in mid-season. The large, black fruit tends to be in tightly packed clusters.

-Tart Cherries-

Montmorency: Traditional cherry for pies and baking. Also used for canning.
Dark-juice-tarts: New from Europe. The juice is red rather than clear color.

Singer Farms in Appleton, NY, Niagara County - Growers of the Finest Fresh Fruit in the Northeast

SINGER FARMS
6730 East Lake Road (Rte 18)
Appleton, NY 14008
716-778-7330
Jen@SingerFarms.com