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The Sweetheart cherry cultivar originated from a cross between 'Van' and 'Newstar' cultivars made in 1975 at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre (PARC) in Summerland, British Columbia. Retired AAFC researcher Dr. Lane and his team developed 'Sweetheart' as part of an ongoing breeding program to develop sweet cherry cultivars with improved productivity and quality. Officially released in 1994, 'Sweetheart' has been an important parent in the breeding p