Left to right: Kiona is an excellent-tasting early variety but lacks firmness. Santina is large and firm, though flavor is only fair to good—but acceptable for an early variety. Rain cracking is a drawback.Timing of Benton harvest is around Bing, but fruit size is larger than Bing, and it is more tolerant to cracking than Bing. Early Robin is 10 to 12 days ahead of Rainier, but unlike Rainier, possesses moderate rain cracking resistance.
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