Sweet Cherry Compatibility and Bloom Timing Chart

All cherry varieties, except those listed in the self-fertile category, need a pollinizer variety that blooms at the same time in order for pollination to occur.

Disclaimer: Information provided in this table is the best available and subject to change. Material is a compilation of relative bloom times from several growing regions and does not apply to all growing regions.

Compatibility Group	Pollination Period I	Pollination Period II	Pollination Period III	Pollination Period IV	Pollination Period V
Group I (S₁S₂)	Black Tartarian			Summit
Group II (S₁S₃)	Samba		Van; Early Robin	Cristalina; Olympus; Sonnet; Oktavia	Regina
Group III (S₃S₄)	Somerset	Burgundy Pearl	Bing; Napoleon (Royal Ann); Emperor Francis	Lambert
Group VI (S₃S₆)				Attika (Kordia); Starks Gold
Group VII (S₃S₅)					Hedelfingen
Group IX (S₁S₄)			Rainier; Black Republican; Bada	Sylvia	Hudson
Group XIII (S₂S₄)			Royalton		Sam
Group XVI (S₃S₉)		Celan; Burlat	Tieton
Group XXII (S₃S₁₂)					Schneiders 0900 Ziraat
(S₁S₁₃)		Radiance Pearl
(S₄S₁₃)		Black Pearl
Self-fertile with S₄' allele (universal donors)		Lapins; Sweetheart; Index	Staccato; Stella; Symphony; Selah; Santina; Celeste; Big Star; Blaze Star; Early Star	Benton; Skeena; Sandra Rose; Sonata; Cashmere; Glacier; White Gold	Stardust; Lala Star; Black Gold

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