- Hybrid F1
- Cherry
- 62 days to maturity (from transplant)
- Indeterminate
- Orange
Sun Sugar
SunSugar
Hybrid F1 cherry from Japan. Sungold's crack-resistant sibling: nearly as sweet, far less prone to splitting. Ready in about 62 days from transplant.
Single source · Updated Sep 9, 2026 · Values marked like this (estimated) are estimates.
At a glance
- Fruit type
- Cherry 0–1 oz (12–18 g) · Round (estimated)
- Leaf type
- Regular leaf
- Days to harvest
- 62 days from transplant · Early
- Plant height
- 7–9 ft (210–270 cm) (estimated) Tall
- Spacing
- 24 × 35 in (60 × 90 cm) (estimated)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Position
- Handles open positions
- Growing sites
- Greenhouse · Polytunnel · Open ground
- Container growing
- Not suited to pots
- Difficulty
- Easy (estimated) 1/5
- Skin
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- Orange
- Interior
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- Orange
Plant size and habit
Tall · Indeterminate
7–9 ft (210–270 cm) (estimated) · Regular leaf
Sun Sugar is an indeterminate plant that keeps growing and setting fruit until frost; it needs a stake, cage, or trellis for the whole season. Expect a plant of 7–9 ft (210–270 cm).
Flavor
“Sungold's crack-resistant sibling: nearly as sweet, far less prone to splitting.”
Growing calendar
62 days from transplant Early
Timing shown for temperate climates; sow indoors 6–8 (estimated) weeks before your last frost date. Look up your last frost date by ZIP code →
Disease resistance
- F1 Fusarium wilt (race 1)
- T Tobacco mosaic virus
Uses & tags
- Snacking
- Fresh & salads
- Kid friendly
- High flavor
- Crack resistant
- High yield
Origin
Sun Sugar sits alongside Sungold in the same breeding lineage and is usually chosen for one reason: a tougher skin that resists the splitting Sungold is notorious for. The sweetness is comparable, and the fruit stays on the plant through rain that would ruin its sibling.
Sources
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Questions
How do you grow a Sun Sugar plant?
A Sun Sugar plant grows 7–9 ft (210–270 cm) tall (estimated). Space plants 24 in (60 cm) apart in rows 35 in (90 cm) apart (estimated). Start seed indoors 6–8 weeks before your last frost (estimated); it germinates in 7–14 days (estimated). It needs full sun.
How long does Sun Sugar take to mature?
Sun Sugar is ready in about 62 days from transplant.
Does Sun Sugar need staking?
Sun Sugar is an indeterminate plant that keeps growing and setting fruit until frost; it needs a stake, cage, or trellis for the whole season. Expect a plant of 7–9 ft (210–270 cm).
Can Sun Sugar be grown in a container?
Sun Sugar is better suited to open ground or a greenhouse bed than a container.
Is Sun Sugar resistant to disease?
Sun Sugar carries documented resistance to Fusarium wilt (race 1) and Tobacco mosaic virus.
