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Cherries
Availability 2010 - 2011
on very dwarfing Gisela 5 rootstock:£20.00 - makes a tree
to about 3 metres - not suitable for thin, dry soils. Relatively easy to net against the birds.
on Colt - moderate - £18 - makes a tree of about 4 to
5 metres after 10 years, apart from Celeste which stays dwarf
and is £20.00
Trees on the more vigorous rootstocks Colt and F12.1 are available
by special order.
Fans £52.00 on Colt.
Po. = Pollination Period; SF = Self-Fertile, will crop without
a partner.
Mdn = Maiden, 1 year old untrained tree.
| Celeste |
Po.4 SF
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Naturally dwarf, excellent
eating, ideal as a patio tree. Early July. |
Colt Bush |
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Cherokee
(Lapins)
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Po. 4 SF |
Large black fruit,
good garden variety. Strong upright growth. Early Aug |
Ghisela 5, mdn |
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Morello
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Po. 5 SF
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Classic cooking
cherry, dark red, good for a north facing wall. Aug.,
cooks earlier.
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Colt bush; Fan
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| Penny |
Po. 2 |
Large, black, late, quality
cherry, recently bred in Kent. Not SF but pollinated by
any SF type. Late Aug. |
Ghisela 5, 2yo |
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Stella
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Po. 4 SF
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Large, dark
red, juicy, good flavour; good pollinator, universal
donor. Late July
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Ghisela 5
Mdn. Fan.
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| Summersun |
Po. 3 SF |
Norfolk raised, and may be more suitable for colder
areas; compact growth; late July. |
Ghisela 5, fan |
| Sunburst |
Po. 4 SF |
Large, black, sweet with good flavour. Late July. |
Ghisela 5, fan |
| Sweetheart |
Po.3 SF |
Excellent late
dessert cherry, picks September, precocious. |
Ghisela 5, fan |
| Van s/o |
Po.3
SF
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Excellent old black, firm cherry. Parent of many modern
sorts. Not SF, pollinate with Summersun. |
Ghisela 5 |
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