Black cherries
Varieties: 3 | Clear all
Fruit colour - Black
Category - Cherry trees
Gardening skill
?Suitable for beginners
Average3
Some needed
Fruit tree categories
Cherry trees3Stock availabilitytop
Height after 10 years
Small (dwarf)
Medium (semi-dwarf)2
Large (semi-vigorous)
Full-size (standard)
Rootstock
Gisela 52
Weigi 11
Weigi 21
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Picking season
?Very early
Early
Mid1
Late1
Very late1
Keeping
?Does not keep
1-3 days3
1 week
2-3 weeks
1-2 months
3 months or more
Uses
Good for eating fresh3
Good for cooking
Good for juice
Good for cider
Cooking result
Puree
Textured puree
Keeps shape
Growingtop
Planting position
Full sun essential
Full sun preferred3
Tolerates partial shade
Tolerates north-facing shade
Flowering group
?1
2
32
41
5
6
Self-fertility
?Self-fertile
Partially self-fertile
Not self-fertile3
Ploidy
?Diploid3
Pollinating others
?Good
Average3
Poor
Vigour
?Weak growing
Slightly small
Average growth1
Slightly large
Large2
Very large
Precocity
?Precocious
Slow to start bearing
Cropping
Heavy
Good3
Light
Fruit bearing
?Spur-bearer
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
Tip-bearer
Fruit persistence
?Normal ripening3
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period
Persistent
Bearing regularity
?Regular3
Biennial tendency
Climatetop
Blossom frost-resistance
?Good resistance
Some resistance
Susceptible1
Can be grown in
Temperate climates2
Mild / damp climates1
Warm climates2
Disease resistancetop
General resistance
?Good
Average1
Poor
Suitable for organic
?Organic / no-spray culture
Canker
?Very resistant1
Some resistance1
Neutral
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Scab
?Very resistant
Some resistance
Neutral
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Mildew
?Very resistant
Some resistance
Neutral
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Silverleaf
?Very resistant
Some resistance
Neutral
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Fruit identificationtop
Country of origin
Czech Republic1
United Kingdom2
Period of origin
1500 - 1549
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
1850 - 1899
1900 - 19491
1950 - 19992
2000
Fruit colour
Black3
Red4
Red - dark3
Yellow / Red3
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