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Sweet Cherry. Dessert Cherry. Edible Cherry

Prunus avium Early Rivers

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About this product

Prunus avium Early Rivers, or Sweet Cherry, was raised by the Rivers Nursery in Hertfordshire in the 1860s.

Prunus Early Rivers is a good tree to combine in the garden with Prunus avium Kordia for an extended harvesting period of cherry fruit throughout the summer. Sweet, succulent fruits are borne in June / July, and a good display of spring white flowers adds to the interest in the garden.

Like all trees that produce edible fruits, this tree is VAT-exempt, making it good value for money!

Prunus domestica Early Rivers thrives on most free-draining soils but grows best away from grass completion to enhance fruit size and taste.

Its green leaves turn to yellow in the autumn before leaf fall. It forms a rounded crown and is an ideal tree for a medium-sized garden.

Mature height: 3-7m

Specifications

Common names
Sweet Cherry. Dessert Cherry. Edible Cherry
Height of tree
3-7m
Soil type
Well drained, Will tolerate most soil types
Shape
Rounded
Blossom Colour
White
Foliage Colour
Green
Information Flags
Good for bees
Looks good in
Spring
Location
Garden
Genus
Prunus