All About Cherries
How and where to get your cherry fix
Young presents cherry growers with two of the most important ingredients vital to growing this exclusive fruit successfully. Firstly, its temperature. Cherries need approximately 1,400 chill hours at 7 Degrees Celsius or lower so that the fruit sets correctly for most varieties.
Most importantly, it’s the rich red granite soils of Young and the surrounding district. The area’s ancient soils date back millions of years and are not only fertile but also allow moisture to drain away quickly, presenting optimum growing conditions for cherries. The low rainfall during the harvest season in November and December also results in superior fruit.
There are a large number of varieties to choose from to extend the season from early November until late December. Cherries vary in colour – from white to red to black. Cherries are a fruit that have always been admired and sort after by people for thousands of years. They are still one of the few fruits that are truly seasonal and are better value per weight than chocolate.
Early Varieties
- Supreme // sweet
- Merchant // well balanced acid & sweet
- Vista // tart
Mid-Season Varieties
- Rons Seedling // dark red, firm and sweet
- Stella // sweet
- Van // sweet to tart big flavour
Late Season Varieties
- Bing, Sweetheart // sweet
- Sylvia, Lipins, Simone // sweet varieties
- Black Douglas // sweet, juicy, firm dark flesh
Pick Your Own & Orchards
Our local area offers a wonderful selection of orchards where you can sample and purchase fresh cherries, stonefruit and other produce.
Please refer to the lists below for details for both ‘pick-your-own’ orchards as well as orchards where you can buy cherries throughout the season.
Please contact the Young Visitor Information Centre for the latest update on the Cherries and Stonefruit Season and opening times.
Cherry Orchard Tour – Pick Your Own
Saturday December 7
Tours running from 10:00am – 11:45am and 11:15am – 1:00pm
$10 per person
including return coach travel
Pick up and drop off outside Young Library on Lynch St
Bookings Essential, please click here to secure your place!
Pick Your Own
An authentic picking experience
“Allambie” Orchard – Cafe
Olympic Highway
Wombat NSW 2587
P: 02 6384 3243
www.allambieorchard.com
Ballinaclash Orchard & Cellar Door
4321-4335 Olympic Highway
Young NSW 2594
P: 0418 271 770
www.ballinaclash.com.au
Hill-Lock Orchard
Lot 1, Race Creek Road
Wombat NSW 2587
P: 02 6384 3239
Main Range Orchard
831 Boundary Road
Young NSW 2594
P: 02 6384 3285
mainrangeorchard.com.au
A “Vue Grande” Orchard
130 Stanley Park Road
Young NSW 2594
M: 0418 261 776
Hall Family Orchard
Olympic Highway
28 Ellerslee Road Wombat NSW 2587
M: 0427 843 362
www.hallfamilyorchards.com.au
“Petal Falls” Orchard
Cnr Woodlands Road and Kingsvale Road
Kingsvale NSW 2587
P: 02 6384 4256
petalfallorchard.com.au
“Wombat Heights” Orchard
Back Wombat Road Wombat NSW 2587
M: 0406 238 663
wombatheights.com.au
Buy Cherries
Straight from the orchard
Valley Fresh Cherries and Stone Fruit
4179 Olympic Highway
Young NSW 2594
P: 02 6384 3289
www.valleyfreshcherries.com.au
Batinich Cherrymore Orchard
4001 Olympic Highway
Young NSW 2594
P: 0409 912 592
www.cherrymore.com.au
Valley Fresh Cherries and Stone Fruit
4179 Olympic Highway
Young NSW 2594
P: 02 6384 3289
www.valleyfreshcherries.com.au
Batinich Cherrymore Orchard
4001 Olympic Highway
Young NSW 2594
P: 0409 912 592
www.cherrymore.com.au
“Fairfield” Orchard
3923 Olympic Highway
Young NSW 2594
P: 02 6384 3403
www.fairfieldsorchard.com.au
“Willayoung” Orchard
191 Willawong Street
Young NSW 2594
P: 02 6382 2910
www.fruitwithflavour.com.au
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