Pillango

We grow a few of the so-called yellow sweet cherry varieties as well. Pillango may develop rosy red cheeks as it ripens, but underneath that blush, this is definitely a yellow cherry.

And, as usual, the questions soon follow: Are they actually ripe? Are they sour cherries? What exactly are they?

Pillango is a very sweet cherry with beautiful, medium-sized fruit and good, reliable yields year after year. It is a firm favourite among those specifically looking for yellow cherries, with a flavour that is noticeably different from what many people associate with a classic sweet cherry.

But Pillango does have a weakness.

The flesh is relatively soft, and this is certainly not the best yellow variety if the fruit needs to be stored, packed and transported over long distances. The cherries bruise easily, discolour quickly and can eventually turn brown.

But who says every cherry has to travel?

Pick Pillango ripe from the tree and eat it the same day, and most of those disadvantages simply stop mattering. What remains is the thing that matters most:

A seriously good cherry.

- Beautiful, impressive fruit
- Very sweet, with a flavour different from the typical sweet cherry
- Good and reliable yields
- At its very best picked and eaten the same day