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Lapins

Also known as Cherokee

The short answer

Lapins requires 500 chill hours[1] and grows in USDA zones 5–9[1]. It is self-fertile[2].

Growing facts

Lapins growing facts
Chill requirement500 chill hours[1] (nursery figure)
HardinessUSDA zones 5–9[1] (nursery figure)
PollinationSelf-fertile, bloom group 1[2]
Harvest windowJuly[3]
Years to bearing5–7 years (typical for sweet cherries)[4]
Lapins sweet cherrySpecies illustration — no historical watercolor exists for this cultivar

Notes

  • Self-fruitful and an excellent pollenizer for other sweet cherries.[5]
  • Early-blooming self-fruitful cultivar; ripens about 4 days after Bing.[1]
  • Blooms early, so it best pollenizes other early-blooming cherries where bloom overlaps.[2]

A year with your Lapins

When the work happens for a sweet cherry in USDA zone 7, anchored to typical frost dates.

Months for pruning, thinning, spray-timing windows, and harvest for Sweet Cherry in zone 7
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See the full month-by-month sweet cherry calendar for zone 7 →

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Questions

How many chill hours does Lapins need?
Lapins needs 500 chill hours.
What hardiness zones suit Lapins?
Lapins grows in USDA zones 5–9.
Is Lapins self-pollinating?
Lapins is self-fertile, though a pollination partner can improve cropping.

Sources

  1. [1] Dave Wilson Nursery. Cherries — DWN Variety Finder product list — accessed July 2026
  2. [2] Washington State University Tree Fruit. Pollination – Sweet Cherry (WSU Tree Fruit) — accessed July 2026
  3. [3] Utah State University Extension (Intermountain Tree Fruit Production Guide). Varieties for Utah — Cherry — accessed July 2026
  4. [4] University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Growing Fruit Trees in Maine — Lack of Fruitfulness — accessed July 2026
  5. [5] Utah State University Extension (Box Elder County). Sweet Cherry Varieties for Box Elder County — accessed July 2026