Live Plants
Sweetheart Cherry
by Food Forest Nursery · United States
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Sweetheart Cherry ( Prunus avium ‘Sweetheart’) is a self-fertile sweet cherry bred in British Columbia from a Van × Newstar cross, producing large, very firm bright red fruit with a sugary-sweet flavor and a well-balanced tart finish late in the season. It
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grows in USDA hardiness zones 5-8 and AHS heat zones 2-8 , needs 800-1000 chill hours , and is self-fertile, fruiting reliably without a pollinator partner. 4-5′ Bare Root Grafted Tree Rootstock: K5 – Semi Dwarf Krymsk 5 (Semi-Dwarf): Reaches 14-18 ft . Reduces tree size 20-30% against Mazzard. Precocious, compatible with all cherries, and adapted to both cold and hot climates on heavier soils. Plant certified virus-free stock — it is hypersensitive to ringspot and prune dwarf viruses. • Support: Freestanding; well anchored with wide crotch angles. Can’t be shipped to: AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, OR, WA