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cherry 'Van'

sweet cherry (syn. Prunus avium Van)

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A highly popular and deservedly praised mid-season dessert cherry with a firm, sweet flesh. The bright red fruit is resistant to cracking and is best enjoyed fresh from the tree though it can also be used for cooking and liqueur-making if you have a bountiful harvest. The fruits are medium-sized, with a sweet and full flavour, and smaller-than-average stones surrounded by plenty of cherry flesh. A great choice for cooler areas, 'Van' produces its delicious fruits ready for eating around the third week of July.

Pollination information: Not self-fertile, this cherry requires another variety of cherry nearby. Ideally this should come from the same pollination group 3, however it is possible to use one from group 2 or 4 as well.

How to care for cherry Van:

When planting your cherry tree, prepare a hole up to three times the diameter of its root system. Fork over the base of the pit in readiness, incorporating plenty of organic matter into the backfill and planting hole. Avoiding frozen and waterlogged soil, trees should be planted out and staked as soon as they arrive. If you've ordered a bare root tree, soak the roots in a bucket of water for half an hour prior to planting, or if this is not possible, they can be heeled in temporarily, covering their roots with soil, or potted up. Protect from cold, drying winds. Apply a balanced fertiliser in early spring to support growth and fruiting. Lightly prune in summer to reduce the risk of silver leaf and bacterial canker, to retain an open ‘goblet’ shape and remove any damaged, diseased or broken branches.
Flowering period:
  • Jan
  • Feb
  • Mar
  • Apr
  • May
  • Jun
  • Jul
  • Aug
  • Sep
  • Oct
  • Nov
  • Dec
Eventual height:
4m
Eventual spread:
4m
Position:

Full sun

Rate of growth:

Fast-growing

Soil:

Humus-rich, moist, well-drained acid soil or ericaceous compost

Hardiness:

Fully hardy

  • InformationThis tree is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.

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