Prunus avium ‘Bing’ These sweet cherries originated as the fruit of a wild tree species near the Black Sea. As their popularity grew, they quickly found their way to the tables of Greeks, Romans and Chinese. By the 1600s settlers were bringing this fruit with them to America. A nurseryman by the name of Henderson Lewelling established an orchard and the first nursery in the Northwest, with more than 18,000 fruit trees and some 60 varieties. He earned a reputation…
