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Varieties
11 varieties
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Cherries
11
Sweet cherries
10
Sour cherries
1
Stock availability
All
11
In stock
11
Not in stock
0
Form
1-year
11
1-year bush-trained
2-year
2-year bush-trained
9
Spindlebush
2-year half-standard
7
Premium half-standard
5
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
Cordon-trained
Premium cordon
1/4 standard
Each
Mature size
Very small
Small
Medium
Large
11
Very large
N/A
Rootstocks
M27
34
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M9
29
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Dwarf
3
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Quince Eline
10
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Gisela 5
12
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M26
45
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Semi-dwarf
1
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Wavit
17
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Weiwa
10
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M116
11
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MM106
85
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Colt
11
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Own-roots
1
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Quince A
22
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Semi-vigorous
70
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St. Julien
62
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MM111
5
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Pyrodwarf
22
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M25
38
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Pyrus c. Kirchensaller
18
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Brompton
15
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F12/1
2
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Bare-root
11
12L pot
8
Growing
Gardening skill
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Beginner
6
Average
3
Experienced
2
Self-fertility
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Self-fertile
6
Partially self-fertile
1
Not self-fertile
4
Flowering group
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1
2
3
3
4
4
3
5
1
6
Pollinating others
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Good
4
Average
6
Poor
Fruit bearing
Spur-bearer
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
Tip-bearer
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
8
Mild damp climates
1
Warm climates
5
Using
Picking season
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Very early
Early
1
Mid
4
Late
5
Very late
1
Cropping
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Heavy
4
Good
6
Light
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
10
1 week
2-3 weeks
1-2 months
3 months or more
Food uses
Eating fresh
10
Culinary
1
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
Juice
Hard cider
Drying
Pickling
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Problems
Disease resistance
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Good
3
Average
1
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Canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
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
1
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
5
China
Croatia
Czech Republic
1
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
5
United States
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
1850 - 1899
1900 - 1949
1
1950 - 1999
7
2000
1
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
Blossom colour
White
11
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Fruit colour
Black
3
Blue - dark
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green - light
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Orange flush
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
5
Red - dark
2
Red / Black
1
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
1
White
Flesh colour
White
Cream
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Light green / Yellow
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
7
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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Varieties list
Burcombe
A dark red / black cherry from the Tamar valley.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Kordia
Kordia is a large late-season true black cherry variety with a good balanced cherry flavour.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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
Merton Glory
A well-known mid-season English white cherry.
Picking season: Early
Self-fertility: Not 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
Penny
Penny is a high quality late-season black cherry - ripening in mid-August.
Picking season: Very late
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Skeena
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One of the best of the Canadian late-season cherries.
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
Sunburst
Sunburst is a large red mid-season cherry with a good sweet mild flavour, and notably easy to pick.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: 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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