A Sour Cherry with Low Chill Hours

English Morello Cherry

A Sour Cherry with Low Chill Hours

Grows 9 ft. tall
Tops for making into pies
Self-fertile

Tolerates heat better than others, performs well in areas of less chill such as southern California. A dwarfing type matures at 9 feet height, (similar to North Star and 6 feet shorter than Montmorency). Excellent for pies. Self-fertile (a lone tree will produce) and is a good pollinizer of other cherries. Cold hardy zone 5. (400 chill hours required). Ripens in late season. Shipped as a dormant, bareroot tree.

Estimated Shipping Date:

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping timeframes outlined below. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on weight.

Spring 2024 Shipping Schedule
ZONE	Fruit Trees
3A-4A	3/25/24 - 6/7/24
4B	3/25/24 - 6/7/24
5A	3/11/24 - 6/7/24
5B	2/25/24 - 6/7/24
6A	2/24/24 - 6/7/24
6B	2/24/24 - 5/31/24
7A	2/4/24 - 5/31/24
7B	2/4/24 - 5/31/24
8A & B	2/6/24 - 5/10/24
9A & B	2/6/24 - 5/10/24
10A & B	2/6/24 - 5/10/24
Last Order Date	Zones 3A-7B: 6/3/24 Zones 8A-10B: 5/6/24

Additional Shipping Notes:

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Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

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Product Details

Botanical Name: Prunus cerasus 'English Morello'
Height: 7-9 feet
Spacing:9 feet
Depth:Locate the planting depth indicator, the marked line above the tree's root system. The graft should be about 2 inches above the soil surface.
Spread:7-9 feet
Light Required:Full Sun
Pollinator:Self-pollinating
Yield: Average
Color: White
Size: Bareroot
Blooms: Early Spring, Mid Spring
Fruit: Medium-size, tart, red fruit is excellent for pies.
Zone: 5-8

Form: Fruit Tree, Fruit, Cherry, Sour Cherry Tree
Soil Requirements: Loamy Soil
Pruning: Remove broken, dead, and diseased branches at any time during the growing season to maintain the health of the tree.