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Advice required on Cherry Trees

shilvockannshilvockann Posts: 3
in Fruit & veg
I am wondering if any one knows of a good cherry tree type that has got 4 seasons and produces good juicy red cherries But must not grow more than 2.5 metres height can someone advise me please Thanks Ann.

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  • shilvockannshilvockann Posts: 3
    Thanks all for your replies much appreciated Ann.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    edited December 2019
    @shilvockann there are no cherry trees which will produce fruit all year round, if that is what you mean by 'four seasons'.  All cherry trees produce flowers in early spring which, if pollinated, grow into fruit which ripens in mid summer.  These trees require a period of cold in the winter to grow properly so cannot be grown successfully indoors.  Hope the extra info. helps.  :)
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • batwood14batwood14 Posts: 193
    Net curtains come in handy for keeping those pesky birds off them @pansyface
  • sthlndngrowersthlndngrower Posts: 160
    HI
    I love cherries and have a mature tree in my garden, which I've never had a cherry from in over 20 years! However the birds and squirrels have plenty!
    However, I visited Brogdale and bought two cherry trees on semi-dwarfing root stock and have fan trained them in a fruit cage. It's early days so I haven't had more than a handful of fruit, but am hopeful.
    One of the trees is Stella, which is a good all round, sweet cherry.
  • robairdmacraignilrobairdmacraignil Posts: 782
    Maximum height of 2.5metres limits you choice, with most cherries I know of naturally growing bigger than that. The only one I know that is supposed to stay that size and I have growing is a decorative cherry, Prunus incisa "kojo-no-mai". Here is a link to a page with some information on it.
    https://www.youtube.com/user/sustainableveg/videos
  • Glen_jd_johnsonGlen_jd_johnson Posts: 3
    Suttons have a dwarf cherry called stella that might fit the bill. I bought one last year and have it growing in a pot. Hopefully get some fruit this year.
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    My Stella , planted March last year in a raised bed, gave me a couple of dozen cherries, which I was pleased with in its first year. Had to be netted though otherwise wouldn't have had any.🙂
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