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Prunus cerasus 'Montmorency'

 
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Family: Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Prunus (PROO-nus) (Info)
Species: cerasus (KER-uh-sus) (Info)
Cultivar: Montmorency

2 vendors have this plant for sale.

5 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Edible Fruits and Nuts
Trees

Height:
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)
30-40 ft. (9-12 m)
over 40 ft. (12 m)

Spacing:
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F)
USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F)
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Pale Pink
Pink
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Mid Spring

Foliage:
Deciduous
Good Fall Color

Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Flowers are fragrant
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
By grafting
By budding

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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Profile:

3 positives
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral telosphilos On Mar 9, 2009, telosphilos from Little Elm, TX (Zone 7b) wrote:

This is currently the only cherry tree recognized to grow in North Texas. It is the only one you will find in most books about Texas gardening.

Positive spidra On Oct 17, 2007, spidra from Berkeley, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:

Fantastically great-tasting fruit. Perfect for pies and pastries and tastes great as dried fruit.

Positive Melissa_Ohio On Jun 18, 2006, Melissa_Ohio from Southwestern, OH (Zone 6b) wrote:

This is my favorite cherry tree, consistently producing nice big "meaty" cherries year after year.

Montmorency is the most popular of the sour cherry varieties the U.S. and Canada providing about 95% of the sour cherries on the market. They ripen in June and July dependent upon your location, and are dark red when truly "ripe". This cherry has been cultivated in the United States for more than a century.

For an even "sweeter" sour cherry, leave the cherries on the tree until just before you think they will rot. The sugar content is the highest then.

Refrigerate immediately and use or freeze within 3 days of picking. They do not last long off of the tree.

Positive SalmonMe On Feb 27, 2005, SalmonMe from Springboro, OH (Zone 6a) wrote:

We eat the cherries from this tree every summer at my DH's grandparent's house in Door County, Wisconsin. They are absolutely the greatest sour pie cherry. Common in orchards in the Wisconsin Peninsula.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Tecumseh, Michigan
Clifton Park, New York
Felicity, Ohio
Bend, Oregon
Little Elm, Texas
Lexington, Virginia



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