Delicious dessert cherries Perfect as patio trees Comfortable picking height Suitable for small spaces Grow this black cherry variety with a sweet-tart flavour. Fruits are a deep glossy red when ripe and as they ripen, the sweeter they become. The Regina cherries often score high in taste tests compared to other similar varieties. Our trees grow perfectly in pots on sunny patios reaching a manageable 1.2m (4ft). Suited to the northern climate and first found in Germany at the turn of this century, particularly resistant to fruit-craking, which can be caused too much moisture intake at time of ripening, ie in wet Summers. A very good alternative to Cherry 'Van'. This is not self-fertile and will need another cherry variety in close proximity. Fruit is preceded by a wealth of flowers, bringing in important pollinating insects early in the year which stick around to pollinate pea, beans and other fruiting vegetables. These trees have been grown and pruned to keep a compact shape, suitable for small spaces or grown in containers. Each winter, when the plant is dormant prune out any dead, diseased or damaged branches to a healthy bud. Cut back this seasons growth by 1/4 to an outward facing healthy bud. You can remove the tallest central branch, 'The Leader' to encourage side shoots and keep the height of the tree short We recommend you prune lightly in August to create a good canopy shape. Remove any wayward branches fully that spoil the overall shape of the tree. Prune around a quarter of the fruit stems to a leafy-shoot further down the stem. Rootstock: Colt AFlowering Group - FG4
