Rainier Cherry - Prunus avium sp.&lt;br /&gt;
Premium quality sweet cherry.  Yellow blushed with red.  The highest value cherry produced in the Pacific Northwest.  Medium to large.  Fine textured, very firm, yellowish-white flesh.  Has distinct flavor.  Tree is hardy.  Bears early and heavy.  Resistant to cracking.  Needs pollinizer such as Van or Black Tartarian.  Good pollinizer for other sweet cherries.  Ripens: Mid season, three to six days after Bing.