Cherries are an expensive luxury in the shops so it makes perfect sense to grow your own. In the past cherries were renowned for their excessive vigour, making them inappropriate for small gardens but with the use of modern dwarfing rootstocks, that is no longer the case. Our sweet cherries are grafted onto Gisela 5 rootstock which will produce a small tree that will eventually reach a height of only 1.8-2.4m (6-8ft) and can be trained as a bush, cordon or fan against a wall or fence. Acid (cooking) cherries are more compact and are therefore grafted onto the more vigorous Colt rootstock which will give a tree of comparable height. We offer a range of cherries that are suitable for smaller gardens throughout the U.K. Choose a sunny, sheltered spot. To ensure rapid establishment, cherry trees are supplied bare-rooted and will be 1.2-1.5m (4-5ft) high on despatch. Trees are available from late November to early May.
Don't forget to include tree stakes and ties on your order. All young fruit trees require staking and for better establishment we strongly advise using Rootgrow when planting (as recommended in RHS planting guidelines).
