Cherry Trees

 An interesting older variety that can produce impressive results under good conditions. Few other varieties can approach it for the size and beauty of it’s gleaming dark ebony red fruits which have a sumptuous flavour. Claimed to be partly self fertile but we would recommend a pollinator such as Stella, Lapins, Inga, Morello and Van. A vigorous tree and a beautiful old heirloom variety with some interesting qualities. New to our lists. Photo is generic. 

A medium to large rounded cherry with a sumptuos deep black colour and outstanding rich, sweet flavour. Raised in the West Midlands, this forms a vigorous upright, then spreading tree. Pollinate with Stella, Van etc.

Very early large, black fruits from mid June onwards. A heavy, reliable cropper with very high quality fruits. Vigorous. Pollinate with: Merton Glory or Noir de Guben.

A very good, large, mahogany cherry when ripe, white at first. Beautiful flavour but the fruits have a tendency to crack in wet areas. Good. compact growth. Pollinate with: Merton Marvel or Napoleon.

For picking mid to late July. A cropper with vigorous, upright growth. Large, black fruits with a sweet flavour and very high quality. Pollinate with: Amber Heart or Stella.

Dark red fruits with a yellow flush. Good, juicy flavour, a very heavy cropper that ripens in early July with large, round fruits. Pollinate with: Napoleon Bigarreau, Stella or Van.

Another dark red/black, self fertile cherry with large, dark fleshed fruits. Good split resistance. A heavy crop produced later in the season.The above varieties are not available as E.M.L.A. stock as they were all raised in British Columbia. They are however all produced from the original British Columbian virus tested stock.

MERCHANTEarly mid season variety with very large, black fruits. Very heavy cropping. Pollinators include: Early Rivers, Noir de Guben, Roundel, Merton Glory and Nutberry Black. Merchant itself, will pollinate all these varieties.

Ripening late July with very dark crimson, heart-shaped fruits with a very rich, sweet flavour. A very heavy cropper, strong growing but compact tree. Pollinate with: Mermat, Merton Bigarreau, Merton Bounty or Frogmore Early.

An early variety for picking late June and July. One of the largest cherries of all, yellow spread with crimson. This variety does not crack easily in wet weather. Ideal pollinators are: Merton Bigarreau, Early Rivers, Noir de Guben and Morello. Like all of the Merton prefix varieties, which were all raised at the John Innes Institute, this variety is outstanding.