My potted Rainier cherries hit 21 brix on May 16, they were nicely colored up and tasted very good so I thought they were ripe. Fortunately I didn't pick them all because by May 21 they averaged 25 brix and today they hit 29. My refractometer only goes to 32 but can fudge a reading to 35.
Likely they would have been harvested commercially about mid May. Rainier is the only cherry in the PNW that has a standard that allows marketing as a premium quality cherry. I believe I read recently that brix needed to be 19 for premium designation.
Of all the fruit I've tested sweet cherries stand out as the highest brix. Guess that's why they are called Sweet.
Lapins was 21 brix on the 16th and is 24 brix now. I actually like it better than Rainier because it is firmer.
Besides early harvest commercially, most cherries in the PNW are grown on 25ft trees. Mine have much better light exposure. My Rainiers are almost solid blush as seem below.
I'll have a variety report in a month or so.
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