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Morello Cherry Tree Fruit Trees
Morello Cherry Tree Fruit Trees
Morello Cherry Tree Fruit Trees
Morello Cherry Tree Fruit Trees
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'Morello' Cherry Tree

Make the ultimate cherry pie

Grown by Danielle

South Downs National Park

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The highlights

  • The best sour cooking cherry
  • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
  • Perfect for a black forest gateau!
  • Harvest from late July to August

Description

  • A rich tasting, glossy, dark cherry that can be grown in a patio pot, a border or by a sunny wall
  • Regarded as the best cherry for cooking  (in fact it's the only sour cherry variety grown commercially in the UK - it's that good) - perfect for pies, liqueurs and jams. The cherries are ripe and ready for cooking when they turn dark red. If you leave them until they're almost black, you can also eat them fresh
  • Good results throughout the UK - we'd even recommend this variety for Scotland, the North and shady, north facing walls further south. 
  • Morello is late to flower, meaning that it generally avoids losing blossom to any late spring frosts
  • Prolonged late harvest throughout August
  • Produces a good reliable crop of fruit that freezes well
  • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
  • Colt Rootstock: Max size H4m x W4m Rootstocks restrict the size of a tree to make it more suited for an average gardenMORE
  • Self fertile (Pollination Group 4) - will produce good crops without pollination
  • Our potted trees are supplied in EcoPots™. Eco pots use 70% less plastic and are fully recyclable, unlike normal single use pots. They flex and so produce less root spiralling and travel better in the post.MORE
  • Our trees are usually between 18 and 36 months old at the time of dispatch.
  • Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching. This formative pruning can involve cutting the main leader, if the expert tree growers decide this will produce a better shaped tree. This can stop the tree becoming "leggy", and promote stronger, bushier growth.MORE

What to expect

Supplied as

9L Eco Pot
This tree is supplied in a 9L Eco Pot, which is approx W15 x H30cm. Eco Pots use 70% less plastic then traditional pots and can be recycled easily. A 9L pot allows ample space for good root development and can support a good size tree.

Height on arrival

120-150cm inc. pot

Eventual height

4m

Eventual spread

4m

Tasting notes

Sour cherry that cooks down into the richest, fullest flavour with a good level of tanginess

Time to first crop

2 Years
You may see your first cherries 2 years after planting, but you should not expect substantial crops until the 4/5th year.

Hardiness

Hardy
Generally flowers late, but may require some protection from very late frosts. This won't cause lasting damage to the tree but will reduce the yield of fruit that year.

Pollination group

4
Pollination groups relate to the time of the year when a tree flowers. Trees that flower at the same time can pollinate each other, which helps produce fruit if not self fertile, and can still improve yields even if they are. Trees can usually pollinate a group either side of their own; i.e "2" can Pollinate 1, 2, and 3

Uses

Cooking

Rootstock

Colt rootstock (grows up to 4m)
Cherry tree varieties are usually grown by grafting them to rootstocks. This has benefits for pest resistance, genetics and the efficiency of propagation. Importantly, it also limits the height of a tree to a more manageable, specific height. Colt cherry trees tend to only reach 4m tall, perfect for smaller spaces or those afraid of stepladders. They can also be trained to a smaller size by pruning or restricting the roots, by keeping in a smaller pot

How to grow
Water in well when planting - read on for ongoing care

Water in well when planting - read on for ongoing care

Water in thoroughly when planting. For bare root trees, you won't need to water regularly going forward, oly water in dry spells when needed. You should be able tell because the leaves will start to wilt and droop. If a container grown tree, it will need more watering until its roots are established. It should be watered every other day or so for the first few months. Then reduce to twice a week until autumn. In the second year it should have a established enough root system to support itself, just water when required as explained above for bare roots. When watering a tree it is important to give a good soaking. It is better to water heavy and less frequently than little and often as this encourages the roots to grow down into the ground.

No need to feed

No need to feed

Don't worry, this isn't a hungry plant so your food bills won't be going up!

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Meet Danielle

110 years' expertise free with every tree

Danielle's nursery has been growing trees in the South Downs National Park for over a century, and it shows. Dug up and sent straight to your garden at between 18-36 months old, their quality rootstocks, expert pruning and natural pest control mean that these traditionally field-grown trees are the hardiest you can get.

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We deliver to anywhere in Mainland UK for our standard delivery cost. We are able to deliver most plants to Highlands and non UK mainland however this will be at an additional cost. This will be calculated at the checkout. Please note, deliveries to these locations will take longer. Unfortunately, we are not able to deliver to Northern Ireland at present.

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2 May

Highly recommended all round

Delivered quickly, perfectly packaged and the tree was in excellent condition. Really healthy and taken to the garden with no problems. Can't recommend highly enough. 5 stars isn't enough!

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3 April

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Unlike other online sellers, this company are well ahead in the quality stakes. My plant arrived promptly as per their promise and the plant was much more established and healthy than I had expected. It’s the second time I have ordered from them and I have faith in their promise. Excellent service.

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The quality of the plants was exceptional, unlike ones I have had before from local garden centres. Thank you so much. I will definitely be using you again.

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