Our Varieties
Somercotes Tasmanian cherries produce a wide range of cherry varieties, including white fleshed and the dark red fleshed varieties.
The varieties we grow are:
Burlat
– This is our earliest variety. Available in early December it is a large bright red fruit and is only available in our farm shop.
Van
– A shiny red cherry that everyone loves and available for Christmas
Simone
– Like Lapins these are large and sweet.
Lapins
– This variety follows Stella with large sweet fruit with deep red colour. Massive in size and taste.
Vega
– White fleshed early season cherry. Large with red and gold skin. Very popular pre-Christmas variety.
Stella
– Dark red and sweet. This attractive heart shaped fruit is available in early January.
Sweetheart
– Large crunchy red fruit with dark red sweet flesh.
Chelan
– An early fruit with mahogany red skin and a beautiful flavour.
Australian Family Owned and Operated
- Established reputation for fruit quality.
- Consistent fruit sugars and firmness with Strong, green intact stalks
- Minimal adverse weather events in area over picking time.
- Stand alone orchard with limited bird pressure.
- Growing area dryness and cool time translates to less disease and better crop management.
- Drought proof orchard.
- Frost mitigation system.
- Wind curtains.
- Sound tree health
100% Fresh Tasmania Cherries
- Early December to mid–late February fruiting
- High visibility from Midland Highway
- Locally built and recognised brand
- Established long-term local wholesale customers.
- Spanish Bush trees – no ladders
- State of the art irrigation and fertigation system
- Sound geographic location for freight
- Ausqual / Freshcare Certification
