
Sweet Cherry
- Botanical Name
- Prunus
- Hardiness
- Zones 5 (somewhat) to 7(8)
- Height
- 8 to 20 feet (dwarf) and 30 to 40 feet (standard)
- Width
- 8 to 20 feet (dwarf) and 30 to 40 feet (standard)
- Flowers
- Spring: white
- Fruit
- Red, yellow or white drupe
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Plant in protected locations and avoid areas subject to late spring frost
- Most (except Stella) are self-incompatible, you will need two or three different sweet cherries to produce fruit
- Problems
- Winter kill, spring frost damage, birds, leaf spot, brown rot, plum curculio, aphids, fruit cracking
- Varieties
- Gisela Series - rootstock produces smaller plants, needs staking
- Kristin - more reliably cold hardy
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