Where are most sour cherries grown?
The bulk of the world’s sour cherries are grown in Russia, Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. Michigan produces the most sour cherries in the USA but the USA accounts for less than 10% of the world production. Canada is a small producer also, but is a significant exporter. The world’s other sour cherries are cherries grown on a tree, significantly different than U of S developed cherries which are a dwarf shrub. Trees grow 15-20 feet tall while dwarf shrubs grow 6-8 feet tall. 16% Russian Federation 15% Poland 13% Ukraine 11% Turkey 10% USA 0.5% Canada Top of Page Cherries grown on the prairies…come on, it gets below minus 40 degrees there.Yes the Canadian Prairies does get pretty cold in winter. U of S developed sour cherries are hardy to these extremes. But what is really significant is that most of the diseases and insects that infest other fruit growing regions cannot survive in the Canadian Prairies. Thus sour cherries grown on the Canadian Prairies have far less chemicals applied
