Stella Cherry Trees

Prunus Stella - Late Season. Sold Bareroot, or as a Potted Mini Patio Tree.

Description of Stella Trees & Cherries:

The all-time favourite sweet cherry tree, Stella cherries are big, dark red and delicious.

The only thing you can say against it is that it is too popular - most supermarket cherries are Stellas. But when you grow them at home, you can pick them at the perfect time - they'll be much better than the ones in the shops.

Stella is a spreading tree, suitable for growing in the North & Scotland.

Browse our range of cherry trees or see the full variety of fruit trees.

Characteristics of Stella Trees:

• Sold as bareroot, normal trees or potted, mini patio trees.
• Self fertile.
• Pollination Group D
• Crop in Late July.

Pollination Partners for Stella Cherries:
Stella will make fruit all by itself.
It is in pollination group D & makes a good pollinator for most cherry trees that we grow: any tree in group C,D or E of the cherry tree pollination table.

Rootstocks:
Our Stella cherry trees are all grown on "Colt" rootstocks.
Maximum height 4 metres.

Growing Stella 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 cherries in summer.

History & Parentage of Stella:

Bred in Canada in 1968, Stella was the first of the modern, self fertile cherry trees.

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.