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Celeste cherry trees

Pick: Early-season    Flowering group: 2   Self-fertile    Uses: Eat fresh 
  • Celeste cherry tree
  • Celeste cherry tree blossom

Celeste is a large dark red/black cherry with a small stone and good volume of juicy flesh. The flavour is excellent, very sweet, quite mild, and with a pleasant cherry aftertaste. Probably one of the best early-season cherries.

Order now for delivery September 2013 onwards

Celeste cherry trees for sale

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Pot-grown fruit trees (Delivery start September 2013)

Medium (2.5m - 3m)2-year bush-trained - 11.5L pot - Gisela 5 rootstock
patio-trained		£38.00
Large (3.5m - 4.5m)2-year bush-trained - 12L pot - Colt rootstock £38.00

Bare-root fruit trees (Deliveries start November 2013)

Large (3.5m - 4.5m)1-year - Bare-root - Colt rootstock £32.00

**All prices include delivery. We offer a discount on orders of multiple bare-root trees for delivery at the same time - this will be shown at the checkout.

Delivery period: Pot-grown trees can be delivered from September onwards. Bare-root trees can be delivered from mid-November onwards. Within those periods you can specify your preferred month of delivery during the checkout process. It is best to order as soon as you can to ensure items are reserved for you.

*Mature heights: Height shown is the approximate height of the tree when mature (after 5-10 years), not the height when supplied. See photos of trees as supplied. Actual mature heights may vary considerably dependent on your local conditions and training and pruning regime - see our Tree Height Calculator.

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Summary features of Celeste

Growing

Uses

Identification

  • Country of origin: Canada
  • Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
  • Fruit colour: Red - dark
  • Blossom colour: White
  • Leaf colour: Green

Climate



Pollination guide for Celeste

Celeste is in flowering group 2. Celeste is self-fertile and does not need a pollination partner, although fruiting may be improved if there is a compatible tree of a different variety nearby.



How to grow Celeste cherry trees

Unusually amongst cherries, Celeste is naturally compact, making it ideal for small gardens and growing in patio containers.



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Historical details

Canada 1990



Botanical name

Prunus avium Celeste



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