Balaton cherry

Balaton cherry
A Balaton cherry tree
GenusPrunus
SpeciesPrunus cerasus
Cultivar'Balaton'
OriginUjfeherto, Hungary

The Balaton cherry is a cultivar of sour cherry (Prunus cerasus) native to Hungary, where it was originally named Újfehértói Fürtös. It was introduced to the United States in the 1980s and is now grown there commercially.