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Originally Posted by kubali
that's very true, I wish I could grow some Bing cherries god knows I love them. But I do have a cherry of the Rio Grande, which are sweet and juicy.
I am in zone 9b and we only have about 225-275 chill hours a year here.
And most of the good cherries require between 400-700 chill hours.
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You do have enough chill to try the low-chill Minnie Lee / Royal Lee combination. They fruit even in places with virtually no chill (consistently <100 hr for my friend in Santa Monica, CA). You need both varieties together for pollination. The people I know who grow them say they are very tasty cherries. Not sure how they'd do in your climate, but you have enough chill.