From £6.00
Big, sweet dark cherries on a reliably self fertile tree. A great choice if you only have room for one cherry.
Lapins Cherokee cherry trees usually drop a lot of fruit while the cherries are still green - this is normal! You will still get a good crop in the end.
Browse our range of cherry trees or see the full variety of fruit trees.
Pollination Partners for Lapins Cherokee Cherries:
Lapins Cherokee will make good crops all by itself.
It also makes a good pollination partner for almost all of our other cherry trees: any tree in group C, D or E of our Cherry Tree pollination table.
Rootstocks:
Our Lapins Cherokee cherry trees are all grown on "Colt" rootstocks.
Maximum height 4 metres.
Growing Lapins Cherokee Cherry Trees:
Rich soil is important - dig in plenty of good manure and compost before planting.
Soil drainage must be good.
The more sun your trees get the better your crops will be.
Cherry trees are targets for birds, so netting them is a good idea.
Only prune cherry trees in Summer.
History & Parentage of Lapins Cherokee:
A Canadian variety.
How Cherry Trees are Measured & Delivered:
Our bareroot fruit trees are delivered in up to 3 shapes, and you can buy selected varieties as mini patio trees.
Maiden: This unbranched tree is the smallest starting size. You can train maidens into the other sizes, as well as wall-trained fans.
Bush: This is a style of freestanding tree with a short trunk of about 60cms. It will grow to about 3 metres tall.
Half-Standard: This is a freestanding style that will grow into a full sized, "normal" tree, about 4-5 metres tall.
Mini Patio Tree: Only sold pot-grown, these use a dwarfing rootstock to drastically reduce the tree's vigour and restrict the mature size. They are suitable for large patio containers, and for small gardens where a normal-sized bush or half-standard form won't fit.
Details about delivery sizes: Guide to Fruit Tree Sizing.