Melinda Myers

Tart Cherry

Botanical Name

Prunus

Hardiness

Zones 4 to 6

Height

8 to 20 feet

Width

8 to 20 feet

Flowers

Spring: white

Fruit

Red drupe

Light

Full sun

Soil

Moist, well-drained

Planting & Care

• Self fruitful so only need one tree for fruit, though bee activity will increase production

Problems

Winter kill, spring frost damage, birds, leaf spot, brown rot, plum curculio, aphids, fruit cracking

Varieties

• Meteor and North Star developed by the University of MN are more cold hardy
• Bush cherries developed in Saskatchewan are very hardy