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Varieties
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Cherries
5
Sweet cherries
4
Sour cherries
1
Stock availability
All
5
In stock
5
Not in stock
0
Form
1-year
1-year bush-trained
2-year
2-year bush-trained
5
Spindlebush
2-year half-standard
Premium half-standard
3
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
Cordon-trained
Premium cordon
1/4 standard
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Mature size
Very small
Small
Medium
Large
5
Very large
N/A
Rootstocks
M27
32
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Very dwarf
1
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M9
16
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Dwarf
2
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VVA-1
13
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Quince Eline
7
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Gisela 5
7
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M26
36
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Semi-dwarf
1
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Wavit
1
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MM106
50
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Colt
5
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Own-roots
1
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Quince A
15
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Semi-vigorous
53
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St. Julien
36
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5
Growing
Gardening skill
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Beginner
5
Average
Experienced
Self-fertility
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Self-fertile
4
Partially self-fertile
1
Not self-fertile
Flowering group
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1
2
1
3
2
4
1
5
1
6
Pollinating others
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Good
3
Average
1
Poor
Fruit bearing
Spur-bearer
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
Tip-bearer
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
3
Mild damp climates
Warm climates
1
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Picking season
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Mid
3
Late
2
Very late
Cropping
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Heavy
3
Good
1
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Keeping (of fruit)
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Does not keep
1-3 days
4
1 week
2-3 weeks
1-2 months
3 months or more
Food uses
Eating fresh
4
Culinary
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Hard cider
Drying
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Problems
Disease resistance
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2
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Canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
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Scab (Apple and Pear)
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Powdery mildew
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Fire blight
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Bacterial canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
1
Peach leaf curl
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Woolly aphid
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
3
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
2
United States
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
1850 - 1899
1900 - 1949
1950 - 1999
4
2000
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
December
Blossom colour
White
5
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green - light
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Orange flush
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
3
Red - dark
2
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Flesh colour
White
Cream
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
5
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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Varieties list
Lapins
Perhaps the best all-round sweet cherry for the UK. Easy to grow, with heavy crops of good-flavoured cherries.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Morello
Morello is a traditional late-season acid or sour-cherry, ideal for cooking with, and can be grown in north-facing situations.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Stella
If you only want to grow one cherry tree, choose Stella - self-fertile, easy to grow, and a good pollinator.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Summer Sun
Summer Sun is productive mid-season cherry, and should ripen even if the summer weather is less than perfect.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Sweetheart
Sweetheart is one of the best-flavoured late-season cherries for the UK climate.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
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