Summer 2024Order now for delivery from 26th September for pot grown trees and December for bare-rooted or mixed tree orders.
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Felicita® cherry trees

Prunus avium
Felicita
  • Picking season: Mid
  • Self-fertility: Self-fertile

If you like really big cherries then Felicita is likely to be of interest - the cherries of this variety are amongst the largest and heaviest available. Weights of 12g per cherry can be achieved in good conditions.

The flesh is firm and the flavour is tangy / sweet.

Felicita also starts producing cherries from a relatively young age (particularly on the Gisela 5 semi-dwarf rootstock) and is reliably self-fertile.

Felicita cherry trees for sale

Pot-grown

All pot-grown trees are suitable for planting out in the garden, some are suitable for growing in containers.

  • PG12-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree Gisela 5 rootstock £64.50
    Medium tree (2m-3m after 10 years)
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Next deliveries

Order now for delivery from 26th September for pot grown trees and December for bare-rooted or mixed tree orders.

Delivery charges

Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.

Growing and Training

Felicita may be susceptible to frost damage and is best planted in sheltered sunny position. While frost damage will reduce the number of cherries which set, it also tends to increase the mature size.

Felicita can be prone to fruit-cracking, which is caused by periods of heavy rainfall in June causing the fruit to swell and split. For this reason commercial cherry growers often cover their orchards to keep the rain off. It is perhaps less of an issue in the home orchard, but if heavy rainfall is forecast it might be worth covering the tree with horticultural fleece.

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History

Felicita is a modern cherry variety, developed in the Czech Republic, and is related to the popular Stella cherry variety.


Felicita characteristics

Growing

  • Gardening skillAverage
  • Self-fertilitySelf-fertile
  • Flowering group3
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesWarm climates

Using

  • Picking seasonMid
  • CroppingGood
  • Keeping (of fruit)1-3 days
  • Food usesEating fresh

Problems

  • Disease resistanceAverage

Identification

  • Country of originCzech Republic
  • Blossom colourWhite
  • Fruit colourRed - dark

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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 whilst 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. Find out more.