cherries



at Butternut Farm



Pick your own cherries were added to the farm's portfolio of crops in 2005. We grow less than an acre, but every tree is under the netting so 100% of the fruit is kept safe from those hungry birds. This bird netting is a delicate but necessary tool to grow this super delicious fruit-please take care of it while you are out picking. Picking Cherries under the bird netting is a unique experience you do not want to miss. The season begins by July 4th and will typically last the entire month.



Our 2022 crop looks smaller than we are use to, we believe the fruit buds had a bit of winter injury. Picking days will be super quick this season, be ready.

Picking typically begins around July 4th and we expect this season's harvest to last about 3 weeks. Remember that during the season the weekly picking information will be updated on the HOME page!


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Our Varieties - In Order of Ripening




Sweet Cherries

Early Season: (First Week of July)

  • Rynbrandt: dark mahogany
  • Benton: dark mahogany, good flavor​

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Mid Season: (July 8th-20th)

  • Black York: dark color, small in size, good flavor
  • Schmidt: dark color, good size
  • Black Gold: excellent flavor, dark color
  • White Gold: bi-colored, light red with yellow background
  • Rainier: bicolored, very sweet, light red with yellow background

Sweet Late Season: (last Week of July)

  • Regina: large size, mahogany purple, excellent flavor
  • Skeena: smaller size, red color
  • Lapins: mahogany purple, good size, good flavor

Sour Cherries

  • Jubileum: The sweetest of the sour cherries! Ripens about July 1st
  • Montmorency: Ripens about July 15th.

Sour Late Season:

  • Balaton: Ripens about July 20th.


Get your cherry smarts here


Sweet cherries are rich with sugar and very low in acid. Such a sweet treat that are best used for eating.

Sour cherries are the ones you want to use for everything else, including: drying, pies, juicing, and any other baking or preserving ideas.



Butternut Farm LLC



195 Meaderboro RD
Farmington, NH 03835


603-335-4705


info@butternutfarm.net