Where can I grow cherry (Sour / tart)?

1. 1

   🇨🇳Xinjiang, China

   Great fit on 142k sq mi369k km² · worth a try on 25k sq mi66k km² · mostly with irrigation

   For example Aqsu (100), Kashgar (100)

2. 2

   🇦🇷Buenos Aires, Argentina

   Great fit on 95k sq mi247k km² · worth a try on 6,100 sq mi16k km²

   For example Mar del Plata (100), Bahía Blanca (100)

3. 3

   🇨🇦Ontario, Canada

   Great fit on 81k sq mi210k km² · worth a try on 12k sq mi31k km²

   For example Toronto (100), Ottawa (100)

4. 4

   🇨🇳Inner Mongolia, China

   Great fit on 79k sq mi205k km² · worth a try on 10k sq mi26k km² · mostly with irrigation

   For example Tongliao (100), Dongsheng (100)

5. 5

   🇨🇳Sichuan, China

   Great fit on 74k sq mi193k km² · worth a try on 1,000 sq mi2,700 km²

   For example Chengdu (100), Bazhong (100)

6. 6

   🇺🇸California, United States

   Great fit on 74k sq mi192k km² · worth a try on 15k sq mi38k km²

   For example El Dorado Hills (100), Pacifica (100)

7. 7

   🇺🇸Missouri, United States

   Great fit on 61k sq mi159k km²

   For example Kansas City (100), St. Louis (100)

8. 8

   🇦🇺Victoria, Australia

   Great fit on 59k sq mi152k km² · worth a try on 200 sq mi600 km²

   For example Geelong (100), Ballarat (100)

9. 9

   🇺🇸Kansas, United States

   Great fit on 58k sq mi149k km²

   For example Wichita (100), Overland Park (100)

10. 10

    🇬🇧England, United Kingdom

    Great fit on 54k sq mi141k km² · worth a try on 2,300 sq mi5,900 km²

    For example London (100), Birmingham (100)

11. 11

    🇷🇺Volgograd Oblast, Russia

    Great fit on 44k sq mi113k km² · mostly with irrigation

    For example Novoanninskiy (100), Yelan’ (100)

12. 12

    🇯🇵Hokkaido, Japan

    Great fit on 42k sq mi108k km² · worth a try on 1,700 sq mi4,500 km²

    For example Kitami (100), Abashiri (100)

13. 13

    🇫🇷New Aquitaine, France

    Great fit on 36k sq mi92k km²

    For example Bordeaux (100), Limoges (100)

14. 14

    🇷🇺Krasnodar Krai, Russia

    Great fit on 35k sq mi89k km² · worth a try on 200 sq mi600 km²

    For example Krasnodar (100), Novorossiysk (100)

15. 15

    🇦🇺New South Wales, Australia

    Great fit on 34k sq mi88k km² · worth a try on 7,500 sq mi19k km²

    For example Orange (100), Bathurst (100)

Regions are states and provinces, counting land within 75 km of a town. At most three per country, so the list covers the world.

• 🇺🇸United States1.5M sq mi3.8M km² · 69% of its land
• 🇨🇳China1.3M sq mi3.4M km² · 61% of its land
• 🇷🇺Russia549k sq mi1.4M km² · 29% of its land
• 🇮🇷Iran298k sq mi771k km² · 55% of its land
• 🇹🇷Turkey275k sq mi713k km² · 85% of its land
• 🇺🇦Ukraine237k sq mi614k km² · 99% of its land
• 🇦🇷Argentina233k sq mi604k km² · 38% of its land
• 🇫🇷France222k sq mi576k km² · 98% of its land
• 🇪🇸Spain175k sq mi453k km² · 80% of its land
• 🇰🇿Kazakhstan170k sq mi440k km² · 50% of its land

1. 100%Ideal

   Vienna

   🇦🇹 Austria

2. 100%Ideal

   Bryansk

   🇷🇺 Bryansk Oblast, Russia

3. 100%Ideal

   Sofia

   🇧🇬 Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria

4. 100%Ideal

   Marne La Vallée

   🇫🇷 Île-de-France, France

5. 100%Ideal

   Tianshui

   🇨🇳 Gansu, China

6. 100%Ideal

   Vilnius

   🇱🇹 Lithuania

7. 100%Ideal

   Qingdao

   🇨🇳 Shandong, China

8. 100%Ideal

   Wafangdian

   🇨🇳 Liaoning, China

9. 100%Ideal

   Canberra

   🇦🇺 Australian Capital Territory, Australia

10. 100%Ideal

    Minsk

    🇧🇾 Minsk City, Belarus

11. 100%Ideal

    Gdańsk

    🇵🇱 Pomerania, Poland

12. 100%Ideal

    Yantai

    🇨🇳 Shandong, China

The most comfortable fits among the 2,000 biggest towns, two per region. Scores assume irrigation where rain falls short; Needs irrigation marks towns that need it.

Winter chill (9 winters in 10)

Ideal at least 65 portionsWon't grow below 50 portions

Coldest night of the year (average)

Ideal at least -26°FIdeal at least -32°CWon't grow below -36°FWon't grow below -38°C

Frost-free days

Ideal at least 150 daysWon't grow below 120 days

Degree days above 50°FDegree days above 10°C

Ideal at least 1,440 °F·daysIdeal at least 800 °C·daysWon't grow below 900 °F·daysWon't grow below 500 °C·days

Days above 95°FDays above 35°C

Ideal at most 30 daysWon't grow above 90 days

Yearly rain

Ideal 20–39 inIdeal 500–1,000 mmWon't grow below 12 in or above 71 inWon't grow below 300 mm or above 1,800 mm

Rain near harvest splits sweet cherries. Spring frosts at bloom are the main yield risk.

Sources: Fadón et al. 2020, Chilling and heat requirements of temperate stone fruit trees (Prunus sp.) (Agronomy); FAO ECOCROP: Prunus avium.

• Not enough winter chill93%
• Frost-free season too short4%
• Not enough summer heat2%

Share of the land scoring under 50, by what holds it back most.

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