Pollination of Kent Bigarreau cherry trees

Pollination partner cherry varieties in our catalogue

1. Black Oliver

   A traditional English black cherry from the West Midlands.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-sterile  Picking season: Mid-Late season

   Stock availability:

   • 1-year bare-root F12/1

2. Celeste

   Celeste is a compact dark red/black cherry, one of the best early-season varieties, with a sweet mild flavour.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-fertile  Picking season: Early season

   Stock availability:

   • 1-year bare-root Gisela 5
   • 2-year patio-tree pot-grown Gisela 5

3. Kordia

   Kordia is a large late-season true black cherry variety with a good balanced cherry flavour.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-sterile  Cherry group: 6  Picking season: Mid season

   Stock availability:

   • 1-year bare-root Gisela 5
   • Spindlebush bare-root Gisela 5
   • 2-year patio-tree pot-grown Gisela 5

4. Merchant

   An early-season black cherry with a good flavour.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-sterile  Picking season: Mid season

   Stock availability:

   • 1-year bare-root Gisela 5

5. Morello

   Morello is a traditional late-season acid or sour-cherry, ideal for cooking with, and can be grown in north-facing situations.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4    Picking season: Late season

   Stock availability:

   • 1-year bare-root Gisela 5
   • 2-year patio-tree pot-grown Gisela 5
   • 2-year patio-tree pot-grown own-roots
   • 1-year bare-root Colt
   • 2-year bush-trained bare-root Colt
   • Half-standard premium pot-grown Colt
   • Half-standard bare-root Colt
   • 1-year bare-root F12/1

6. Penny

   Penny is a high quality late-season black cherry - ripening in mid-August.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-sterile  Picking season: Very-Late season

   Stock availability:

   • 1-year bare-root Gisela 5
   • 2-year patio-tree pot-grown Gisela 5
   • Spindlebush bare-root Gisela 5
   • 1-year bare-root Colt
   • 2-year bush-trained pot-grown Colt

7. Regina

   Regina is a new late-season sweet black cherry, with a good flavour and resistance to splitting.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Self-sterile  Cherry group: 2  Picking season: Late season

   Stock availability:

   • Spindlebush bare-root Gisela 5

8. Stella

   If you only want to grow one cherry tree, choose Stella - self-fertile, easy to grow, and a good pollinator.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-fertile  Picking season: Mid-Late season

   Stock availability:

   • 1-year bare-root Gisela 5
   • 2-year patio-tree pot-grown Gisela 5
   • 2-year bush-trained pot-grown Gisela 5
   • 1-year bare-root Colt
   • 2-year bush-trained bare-root Colt
   • 2-year bush-trained pot-grown Colt
   • Half-standard bare-root Colt
   • Half-standard premium pot-grown Colt

9. Summer Sun

   Summer Sun is productive mid-season cherry, and should ripen even if the summer weather is less than perfect.

   Check pollinators >Flowering group: 3  Partially self-fertile  Picking season: Mid-Late season

   Stock availability:

   • 2-year patio-tree pot-grown Gisela 5
   • 1-year bare-root Gisela 5
   • 1-year bare-root Colt
   • 2-year bush-trained bare-root Colt
   • 2-year bush-trained pot-grown Colt
   • Half-standard bare-root Colt
   • Half-standard premium pot-grown Colt

10. Sunburst

    Sunburst is a large red mid-season cherry with a good sweet mild flavour, and notably easy to pick.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-fertile  Picking season: Mid-Late season

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root Gisela 5
    • 2-year patio-tree pot-grown Gisela 5
    • 1-year bare-root Colt
    • 2-year bush-trained bare-root Colt
    • 2-year bush-trained pot-grown Colt
    • Half-standard bare-root Colt
    • Half-standard premium pot-grown Colt

11. Sweetheart

    Sweetheart is one of the best-flavoured late-season cherries for the UK climate.

    Check pollinators >Flowering group: 4  Self-fertile  Picking season: Mid-Late season

    Stock availability:

    • 1-year bare-root Gisela 5
    • 2-year patio-tree pot-grown Gisela 5
    • Spindlebush bare-root Gisela 6
    • 1-year bare-root Colt
    • 2-year bush-trained bare-root Colt
    • 2-year bush-trained pot-grown Colt
    • Half-standard bare-root Colt
    • Half-standard premium pot-grown Colt