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Regina
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Regina is a German late dark cherry selected for large fruit, strong flavour, and exceptional rain-crack resistance relative to older dessert types. Flesh is firm and juicy with a balanced sweet-tart profile that European markets favour; colour deepens to near black at full maturity. Trees need compatible pollinisers and careful pruning to manage size and light. Suited to premium fresh packs in cool climates and to long-distance shipping when harvested at the right colour stage. German and Northern European orchards treat Regina as a flagship late cultivar. Cooking works but wastes the careful breeding for table quality—eat fresh first.
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Jork research station material led to Regina’s selection for crack resistance and size.
Commercial German orchards adopted Regina for late premium production.
North American and Chilean plantings tested Regina in cool-climate export programmes.
Regina stayed a European benchmark for large late dark cherries.