The different cherry color shades provide information on the optimal state of maturation of a given cherry variety.
There are color charts like those usually used to select the cherry color of the hair dye, decoration, paint…
The usual thing when we think of the cherry color, is that reddish tones come to mind. Although there are also varieties of cherries of white.
There are several cherries color ranges, the best known are those developed by UPOV and CTIFL.
UPOV range of cherry colors
UPOV is the a International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants. Due to this reason, its range of cherry colors is wider. This allows you to cover all the colors that can currently be found in cherries.
| UPOV cherry color chart | |
| 1 | Yellow |
| 2 | Flushed yellow |
| 3 | Orange red |
| 4 | Light red |
| 5 | Red |
| 6 | Brownish red |
| 7 | Dark red |
| 8 | Blackish |
The correspondence with varieties would be as follows.
| Correspondence varieties and cherries color, UPOV table | |
| Yellow | White of Provence |
| Flushed yellow | Napoleon, Sue |
| Orange red | Starblush |
| Light red | Royal Hazel, Royal Tioga |
| Cherry red | Sunburst, Colorado Peak, Symphony |
| brownish red | Kordia, Lapins, Burlat, New Star |
| Dark red | Royal Bailey, Sabrina, Nimba, Brooks |
| Blackish | Somerset, Black Star, Crystal, Bing, Pico Negro |
Cherry color: CTIFL range
Cherry color range made by the interprofessional technical center for fruits and vegetables, located in France.
It is a color scale better adapted to the European market, with a preference for red cherries.
| CTIFL cherry color chart | |
| 1 | Light red |
| 2 | Red |
| 3 | Mahogany Red |
| 4 | Mahogany |
| 5 | Dark Mahogany |
| 6 | Dark mahogany |
| 7 | Blackish |
In this case, an approximation with the colors of the following varieties could be established.
| Correspondence between color and cherry varieties, CTIFL table | |
| Light red | Royal Hazel, Royal Tioga |
| Red | Pacific Red, Sunburst, Royal Helen, Staccato |
| Mahogany Red | Prime Giant, Summit, Canada Giant, Giant Red |
| Mahogany | Sweet Early, Carmen, Grace Star |
| Dark Mahogany | Rocket, Early Red, Sonata |
| Dark mahogany | New Moon, Crystalline, Garnet |
| Blackish | Somerset, Black Star, Bing |
Using the different cabbage letters, we can determine what color are the cherries of our garden.
Recommended reading
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Warning
A significant part of the information, has been disclosed by Spanish research organizations. The behavior of cherry tree varieties may be different depending on the growing place.