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Cherry trees for beginners
Self-fertile sweet cherry varieties which should succeed in any spot in full sun.
3 varieties
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Gardening skill
- Beginner
Self-fertility
- Self-fertile
Category
- Sweet cherries
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Categories
Apples
6
Early eating apples
1
Mid-season eating apples
2
Late eating apples
2
Cooking apples
1
Red-flesh apples
2
Cherries
4
Sweet cherries
3
Sour cherries
1
Cider apples
2
Crab apples
30
Damsons
7
Mulberries
4
Pears
2
Dessert pears
2
Plums
15
Eating plums
11
Cooking plums
4
Dual-purpose plums
8
Juneberries
3
Stock availability
All
3
In stock
3
Not in stock
0
Form
1-year
3
1-year bush-trained
2-year
1
2-year bush-trained
3
Spindlebush
1
2-year half-standard
2
Premium half-standard
2
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
Cordon-trained
Premium cordon
Each
Mature size
Very small
Small
Medium
3
Large
3
Very large
N/A
Rootstocks
Gisela 5
3
?
Gisela 6
1
?
Colt
3
?
Supplied as
Bare-root
3
12L pot
3
11.5L pot
3
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
3
Average
6
Experienced
1
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
3
Partially self-fertile
1
Not self-fertile
1
Flowering group
?
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
2
Average
1
Poor
Ploidy
?
Diploid
Triploid
Tetraploid
Quintaploid
Octoploid
Universal pollinator
?
Yes
3
No
Fruit bearing
?
Spur-bearer
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
Tip-bearer
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
2
Mild damp climates
Warm climates
1
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
RHS Plants for Pollinators
3
Melliferous
Using
Picking month
June
July
August
September
October
November
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
Mid
2
Late
1
Very late
Cropping
?
Heavy
3
Good
Light
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
3
1 week
2-3 weeks
1-2 months
3 months or more
Food uses
Eating fresh
3
Culinary
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
Juice
Hard cider
Drying
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Flavour style (apples)
Sweet/Sharp
Sharper
Sweeter
Aromatic
Vinous
Cooking result
Puree
Textured puree
Keeps shape
Juice style
Sweeter
Sharper
Sweet (cider)
Sharp (cider)
Bittersweet (cider)
Bittersharp (cider)
Cling-stone
Freestone
Semi-freestone
Clingstone
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
Average
Poor
Scab
?
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Mildew
?
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Bacterial canker
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
1
Silverleaf
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Peach leaf curl
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Fruit splitting
Very resistant
Some resistance
2
Some susceptibility
1
Very susceptible
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
United States
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
1850 - 1899
1900 - 1949
1950 - 1999
3
2000
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
December
Blossom colour
White
3
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
2
Red - dark
1
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Very small
Small
Average
Large
Very large
Flesh colour
White
Cream
Golden / Yellow
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
3
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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Varieties list
Cherry trees
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
Universal pollinator: Yes
Cherry trees
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
Universal pollinator: Yes
Cherry trees
Sweetheart
Sweetheart is one of the best-flavoured late-season cherries for the UK climate.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Universal pollinator: Yes
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