Growing a Morello cherry tree in a garden offers several benefits, particularly for culinary enthusiasts:
Culinary Uses: Known for their tartness, Morello cherries are perfect for cooking, adding a tangy flavor to preserves, jams, pies, tarts, sauces, and desserts like cobblers or crisps.
Versatility in Cooking: While not typically eaten fresh due to their tartness, the rich flavor of Morello cherries enhances a wide range of recipes, allowing for creative culinary exploration.
Abundant Harvest: Morello cherry trees consistently yield heavy crops, ensuring a generous supply of cherries each season for cooking and preserving.
Self-Fertile and Adaptability: Being self-fertile, Morello cherry trees don't require another cherry tree for cross-pollination, making them convenient for smaller gardens. They also showcase adaptability to different growing conditions.
Ornamental Value: In addition to their fruit, Morello cherry trees contribute to the garden's aesthetics with beautiful blossoms in the spring, enhancing the overall landscape.
Suitable for Different Growing Conditions: Morello cherry trees, including their ability to produce fruit on a north-facing site, demonstrate resilience and adaptability to various environmental conditions, making them suitable for different landscapes and climates.
In summary, despite being less appealing for fresh eating, Morello cherry trees bring value to a garden through their culinary versatility, abundant harvests, self-fertile nature, ornamental blossoms, and adaptability to various growing conditions. They cater to those interested in cooking with homegrown produce and seeking a diverse range of uses for their cherries.
Fruit Ready to Pick: Jul
Growing a Morello cherry tree in a garden offers several benefits, particularly for culinary enthusiasts:
Culinary Uses: Known for their tartness, Morello cherries are perfect for cooking, adding a tangy flavor to preserves, jams, pies, tarts, sauces, and desserts like cobblers or crisps.
Versatility in Cooking: While not typically eaten fresh due to their tartness, the rich flavor of Morello cherries enhances a wide range of recipes, allowing for creative culinary exploration.
Abundant Harvest: Morello cherry trees consistently yield heavy crops, ensuring a generous supply of cherries each season for cooking and preserving.
Self-Fertile and Adaptability: Being self-fertile, Morello cherry trees don't require another cherry tree for cross-pollination, making them convenient for smaller gardens. They also showcase adaptability to different growing conditions.
Ornamental Value: In addition to their fruit, Morello cherry trees contribute to the garden's aesthetics with beautiful blossoms in the spring, enhancing the overall landscape.
Suitable for Different Growing Conditions: Morello cherry trees, including their ability to produce fruit on a north-facing site, demonstrate resilience and adaptability to various environmental conditions, making them suitable for different landscapes and climates.
In summary, despite being less appealing for fresh eating, Morello cherry trees bring value to a garden through their culinary versatility, abundant harvests, self-fertile nature, ornamental blossoms, and adaptability to various growing conditions. They cater to those interested in cooking with homegrown produce and seeking a diverse range of uses for their cherries.
Fruit Ready to Pick: Jul
Water Needs / Maintence
Moderate to High/ Moderate
Spaced Apart
4m
Pollination Group
Overall Height
2.4m-3m (8-10ft)
Species
Prunus armeniaca - Apricot
Root Stock
Fruits ready to be picked
Jul
