Merchant cherry trees
£38.75Merchant cherry trees for sale
Choose a size - bare-root
BR11-year bare-root tree,Gisela 5 rootstock£38.75
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
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Tree specification
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Delivery charges
Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.
All about Merchant cherry trees
A large black early-season cherry with a good flavour.
Growing and Training
Merchant is a precocious variety and is likely to start fruiting on the Gisela 5 rootstock at about 3 years.
It is not self-fertile but can be pollinated by most self-fertile cherries including Stella, Summer Sun and Sunburst.
History
UK 1970s.
Merchant characteristics
- Gardening skillAverage
- Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
- Flowering group2
- Pollinating othersGood
- Climate suitabilityTemperate climates
- Picking seasonEarly
- 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)
British-grown trees 
Unlike many garden centres and online retailers, the vast majority of our fruit trees are grown in the UK.
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All our trees are certified under the Plant Healthy scheme, supervised by the Plant Health Alliance.
Other stakeholders include Defra and the RHS.
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Guaranteed fruit trees
When you buy your fruit tree from Orange Pippin Fruit Trees we guarantee it for the first season in your garden while 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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More about cherry trees
Cherries are perhaps the most diverse member of the genus Prunus, which includes other popular stone fruits such as plums, peaches, and apricots. There are two main types, the sweet cherry Prunus avium (best for eating fresh) and the acid or sour cherry Prunus cerasus (best for culinary use).
