There are more than 100 varieties of sweet cherries that are divided into Bigarreau and Heart groups. Bigarreau Group: Under this group, cherries are round in shape and generally the fruit colour varies from dark to light red. The promising hybrid varieties in this group are lapins, summit, sue, sam, sunbrust, and stella.
Heart Group: Under this group, cherry fruits are in heart shape with tender flesh. Fruit colour varied from darkish red to light coloured reddish.