{"product_id":"lapins-semi-dwarf-cherry","title":"'Lapins' Semi-Dwarf Cherry","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Lapins' is a highly productive, self-fertile sweet cherry developed at the Summerland Research Station in B.C. from a cross between 'Van' and 'Stella'. It produces large, firm, dark mahogany-red cherries with juicy red flesh and a rich, sweet flavour, excellent for fresh eating as well as baking, preserves and freezing. Fruit ripens late in the cherry season, approximately two weeks after 'Bing'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrees are vigorous and heavy yielding and perform best in full sun with fertile, well-drained soil and good air circulation. 'Lapins' is particularly well suited to cool maritime climates and has good resistance to rain-induced fruit cracking, an important advantage in wetter growing regions. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Lapins’ is self-fertile, so only one tree is required for fruit production, and it can also provide pollen for many other sweet cherry varieties with overlapping flowering periods. Its combination of large, high-quality fruit, reliable productivity, self-fertility and B.C. origins has made it one of the most widely grown modern sweet cherries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon names:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Lapins Cherry, Lapins Sweet Cherry, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdible:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fruit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest timing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late season (July)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScientific name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ePrunus avium\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Lapins’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLight requirements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFull-grown size:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 15-20' tall x 10-15' wide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e Zone 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePollination:\u003c\/strong\u003e Self-fertile, but also makes a good pollinator for other sweet cherries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWildlife:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Blossoms feed spring pollinators. Birds are attracted to fruit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Originated at Agriculture Canada's research station in Summerland, B.C., from a 1965 cross of ‘Van’ × ‘Stella’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNoteworthy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Highly productive sweet cherry that's excellent for fresh eating, baking, freezing and preserves. Well suited to cooler, wetter climates.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"West Coast Plants","offers":[{"title":"Available Now \/ 5 gallon pot (PICK-UP ONLY)","offer_id":52345980748077,"sku":null,"price":98.98,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Spring 2027 Preorder \/ 5 gallon pot (PICK-UP ONLY)","offer_id":52345980780845,"sku":null,"price":98.98,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/1959\/3005\/files\/Lapinscherry1z.png?v=1788638990","url":"https:\/\/westcoastplants.ca\/products\/lapins-semi-dwarf-cherry","provider":"West Coast Plants","version":"1.0","type":"link"}