Very precocious, firm with good flavour. One of the later picking varieties but well worth the wait as fewer cherries available in the shops at this time. Ripens unevenly to spread the season. A good polliantor (Van x Newstar, Canada … Read More
Green Gage x Dame Aubert. Large, yellow gage, ovalshaped with a long neck. Good quality for fresh eating or preserving. It is supposed to be stored in good condition for many months by hanging in a dry place or wrapping … Read More
Small, yellowish-green, juicy fruit, reliable. Good cropper and self fertile. Prefers a sheltered warm site. Will cross pollinate with plums. (Cambridgeshire)
The popular cooking cherry. Acid flavour. Very hardy and very reliable cropping. Ideal for north walls and makes the most delicious cherry pie, just add ice cream! ‘Nabella’ is often available which is another good sour cherry with slightly larger … Read More
Van x Stella. Large, black fruit, a garden favourite. One of the first self fertile varieties to appear. Will shed its fruit readily when green but there is always plenty left to ripen later. Upright and strong growth habit. (Canada … Read More
The ‘Greengage of Damson’. Native of the West Midlands. Small hedgerow damson – very reliable with intense flavour. Similar to the ‘Westmorland’ damson. (Shropshire 17th Century)