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Tart cherry11/12/2022 ![]() May suffer from aphids, winter moth caterpillars, pear and cherry slugworm, silver leaf, bacterial canker, brown rot, and blossom wilt. Protect from birds that damage buds and eat the fruit.Tart cherry trees need pruning both for training the young plants and for maintaining good yield on mature ones. Train in early to mid-spring and once trained, prune after fruiting.This cherry tree has a chill hours requirement of 700 (hours of temperatures below 45✯ (7✬) in the winter for their buds to open in the spring). #TART CHERRY FULL#Performs best in full sun in moist, relatively fertile, well-drained soils. Relatively easy to grow and widely adaptable.The standard for pie cherries, Montmorency is a vigorous, highly productive, and widely adaptable cherry tree for both home and commercial use. Self-fertile, this cherry tree does not require a pollinator but for better cross-pollination, planting several trees is recommended. The spreading canopy is adorned all summer long with leathery, elliptic, dark green leaves with pale green undersides. They have a rich, tangy flavor, resist cracking, and are excellent for pies and preserves. They are followed by a heavy crop of medium-large, bright red cherries with firm yellow flesh in early-mid summer. In mid-spring, it boasts an abundance of white flowers in clusters along the branches. The most popular sour cherry grown in America, Prunus cerasus 'Montmorency' is a medium to large cherry tree of rounded habit with upright, spreading branches. ![]()
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