Penny cherry trees
Prunus avium
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- Picking season: Very late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Awards: RHS AGM (current) 2014
Penny is a large firm black English cherry with an excellent flavour.
It is one of a number of new varieties which are very late ripening - mid to late August - making it a good choice for extending the fresh cherry season.
Penny cherry trees for sale
Bare-root
BR11-year bare-root tree Gisela 5 rootstock £45.50
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
BR21-year bare-root tree Colt rootstock £38.75
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
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Next deliveries
Order now for delivery from week commencing 25th November for pot grown trees or December for bare-root or mixed tree orders.
Delivery charges
Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.
Growing and Training
Penny is not self-fertile, so it needs a pollination partner and should not be planted as your only cherry tree - but any other self-fertile variety should be compatible. Commercial growers also use Kordia (another black cherry), Regina, Summer Sun, Skeena, Sweetheart, and Sunburst.
This variety is well-suited to the Gisela 5 rootstock.
History
Whilst much of the development of new cherry varieties over the last 5 decades has taken place in Canada, Penny was developed at East Malling Research in the UK by K. Tobutt, and released in 1998.
Penny characteristics
- Gardening skillAverage
- Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
- Flowering group3
- Pollinating othersAverage
- Climate suitabilityWarm climates
- Picking seasonVery late
- CroppingGood
- Keeping (of fruit)1-3 days
- Food usesEating fresh
- Country of originUnited Kingdom
- Period of origin1950 - 1999
- Blossom colourWhite
- Fruit colourBlack
- AwardsRHS AGM (current)
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When you buy your fruit tree from Orange Pippin Fruit Trees we guarantee it for the first season in your garden whilst it gets established. If it doesn't grow successfully, we'll either replace it the following season or offer a refund - subject to some conditions.
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