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Morello

Unlike our other cherries, Morello is an acid-cherry (Prunus cerasus) rather than a sweet-cherry, and is grown primarily for culinary purposes.  The fruits are smaller than modern dessert cherries, looking more like small seedless grapes.  Morello has a strong rich cherry flavour, ideal for cooking.  It can be eaten fresh when very ripe (although it is still not sweet).

Morello cherry trees for sale (2010/2011 season)

Deliver to mainland UKDelivery to the mainland UK (price includes delivery)

Mature height Supplied as *Delivery
period		 Price
inc. delivery		 Quantity
Medium (2.5m - 3m) 1-year - Bare-root - Gisela 5 rootstock Nov-March £33.00 No stock
Medium (2.5m - 3m) 1-year - 3L container - Gisela 5 rootstock Sept-April £33.00
Medium (2.5m - 3m) 2-year - 11.5L container - Gisela 5 rootstock
patio-trained		 Sept-April £38.00 No stock
Large (3m - 4.5m) 2-year - 12L container - Colt rootstock Sept-April £38.00
Large (3m - 4.5m) Half-standard - Bare-root - Colt rootstock Nov-March £36.00

Product formats | Bare-root or Container-grown | Delivery | Rootstocks

All prices include delivery. We offer a discount on orders of multiple bare-root trees for delivery at the same time - this will be shown at the checkout.

*Delivery period: Container-grown trees will be delivered from September 2010. Bare-root trees will be delivered from mid-November 2010. You can order now and your items will be reserved for you, but you will not be asked to pay until nearer the time of delivery.



Uses

Growing

  • Cropping - Good
  • Fertility - Self-fertile
  • Gardening skill - Easy
  • Disease resistance - Good
  • Attractive tree

Climate

How to grow Morello cherry trees

Whilst sweet cherries really need a sunny aspect, acid-cherries are far less demanding.  Morello can be grown on a north-facing wall if necessary, and is hardy and reliable.  It is self-fertile, and the blossom is relatively late, so the risk of frost-damage is slight.  The blossom will also pollinate most other late-flowering cherries (sweet or sour).

Acid cherries arguably produce better-looking trees than sweet cherries too.  If you need to prune, do so in spring to reduce the risk of bacterial canker, and note that Morello fruits mainly on new shoots which grew the previous summer.