 The study in 2015-2016 evaluated the production value and desert fruit quality as well as health properties of five cherry cultivars planted on Gisella 5 rootstock in the experimental orchard of the Department of Pomology in Warsaw, Illinois. The varieties differed in fruit set, yielding, fruit quality, and health benefits. Teclovan trees had low yield but high quality fruit, while Cordia and Regina also provided high quality fruit with high total polyphenol content. Sylvia had a high yield but poor fruit quality, and all cultivars had similar vitamin C content. This article was authored by Ava Spadsik, Tomasz Krupa, Wojciech Niemek, and others.