Sweetheart Cherry trees produce masses of tasty, large, red cherries. The eating cherries have a good, rich flavour with slight tartness (in a good way!). With a long cropping period and being the latest to crop of the sweet eating cherries, Sweetheart Cherry is popular for cropping right into late August. This cherry tree has charming white flowers around April-May, making it just as popular in ornamental gardens as it is in productive orchards. It is self-fertile, so you won't need any other cherry trees to pollinate it and get your hands on the delicious succulent fruit - particularly useful in a garden setting. Sweetheart Cherry trees are hardy throughout most of the year but need planting in a a sunny position. This variety benefits from being more resistant to fruit split than most cherry varieties. Prunus avium 'Sweetheart' originates from Canada, 1990.
