Skeena2 Production Experience: Only limited evaluation in the Pacific Northwest. Test trees in Wasco County are still juvenile. There has been some production experience in Canada where the variety originated.
Fruit: Skeena ripens approximately 14 days after Bing, just after Lapins. The fruit is large, similar in size to Lapins. There is some question about its ability to withstand hot growing conditions. The flavor is good with a sweet/acid taste and a slight tang.
Bloom: Self-fertile, so no pollinizer is needed. Blooms moderately late, several days after Bing.
Rootstock: The tree is said to be very productive, spreading and precocious, so precocious rootstocks may not be needed or advised. 2Information provided, in part, from Cherry Catalogue, Frank Kappel and Richard MacDonald, Agriculture and Agri-Food Research Centre, Summerland, B.C., Canada.