Anyone growing Leningrad Sweet Cherry?

[Codym17]

I keep playing around with the idea of trying sweet cherry trees even though they seem problematic from what I’ve read disease wise and borderline hardy for my zone. Anyways i was just on Fedcos website looking at the options and see Leningrad sweet cherry listed at zone 4. Is anyone growing this cultivar? I’m surprised to see it as i scoured the internet when starting to plant fruit trees years ago mostly interested in cherries at the time and concluded that romance bush cherries would be the best to plant(even though sour). After my first sample of romeo i have a renewed interest in something different as they were more sour than I expected. I only have mesabi (sour) to compare and i find it more enjoyable out of hand. Still crossing my fingers on juliet being better but have read on here that its not that much better.

[Stan]

In Russia, there are four varieties of Leningrad sweet cherry: Leningrad Yellow, Leningrad Pink, Leningrad Red, and Leningrad Black. Fedco sells Leningrad Black (it’s the most popular one of the four). It’s self-sterile, so you will need another sweet cherry for cross-pollination.

Sweet and tart cherries have very different flavor profiles. In my opinion, one is not a substitute for the other. I like them both, but it’s like apples and pears — each one has its unique flavor.