Rainier Sweet Cherry Tree

If you are a gardener living in hardiness zones 5 through 8 and you want to add a high-producing fruit tree to your yard, then the Rainier cherry tree, or Prunus avium ‘Rainier,’ should be the next plant you add to your garden. This tree shows great versatility; it can adapt to many growing locations. It is also known to produce a very high volume of cherries relatively early in the year. Those cherries also prove to be some of the sweetest in existence. Ideally, cherry trees should get at least 6 hours of sunlight each day. Cherry trees do best in deep, well-draining soil that has a pH of 6.0-7.0. Space sweet cherries 35 to 40 feet apart; dwarfs, 5 to 10 feet apart. Space tart cherries 20 to 25 feet apart; dwarfs, 8 to 10 feet apart.