Satin
Our earliest maturing variety. Satin is a large heart shaped cherry with a thick green stem. The fruit is very firm with a mild sweet flavour. Satin cherries are almost exclusively produced by Jealous Fruits.
The Okanagan Valley is host to the world's most advanced Cherry Fruit Research facilities. Our firm has teamed up with the Summerland Research Station since the 1940's to continuously improve our fruit quality.
The Research Station produces new varietals the old fashioned way, by cross breeding. We are proud to state that we have absolutely no genetically modified (GMO) produce in our farmlands.
Some of the types of cherries that we grow include:
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matures July 14 to 20th
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Sylvia has a firm flesh, dark juice and low acidity.
Sylvia
Sylvia is another niche cultivar, produced in small volumes at Jealous Fruits, as it is a finicky variety to grow. The fruit is very dark red, and can become almost black at full maturity. Some of our most discerning customers maintain Sylvia is their absolute favourite.
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matures July 23rd to August 1st
Lapins
A highly suitable fruit for our northerly climate, Lapins are a sweet, firm textured, juicy cherry. They are a very large and broad shouldered. The cherry is named after Dr. Karl Lapins who pioneered the breeding work resulting in all the selections produced at Jealous Fruits.
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matures August 3rd to 12th
Sweetheart
Considered by many customers to be our flagship variety. Our unique growing conditions produce a large Sweetheart. Other fine attributes are a thick green stem, a very firm flesh, balanced flavour, and a bright pinstriped dark red over red finish.
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matures August 12th to 20th
Staccato
A true winning variety. It has inherited the same firm crunchy texture as it's parent Sweetheart, along with Sweetheart's fine appearance and taste. Staccato is planted at various elevations of our farm. It is a patented variety that is mostly produced in British Columbia.
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matures as late as August 28th
Sovereign
Named and released from the Summerland breeding program in 2006, Sovereign is our most recent introductions. Jealous Fruits pioneered the first large test plantings of Sovereign and large-scale availability began in the 2007 season. Like Staccato, Sovereign is an offspring of Sweetheart. Sovereign has a very firm texture, with a long thick stem and more of a heart shape than either Sweetheart or Staccato.
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Sentennial ripens slightly later than Sovereign
Sentennial
Sentennial is a very recent introduction, currently produced only in small volumes at Jealous Fruits. Early test market results have been very promising and larger scale plantings are now being developed. The cherry is broad shouldered like a Sweetheart, with an extremely firm, crunchy texture. Sentennial peaks on 9.5 row, and has similar flavour attributes to Staccato and Sweetheart.