Valentine Cherry
We may or may not have this in store at Heeman's. Products and quantity vary by season.
| Height | 8 feet |
|---|---|
| Spread | 5 feet |
A new hardy sour cherry introduction with large white flowers followed by bright red fruit; this tart variety is best used for pies and preserves; high yields can be expected from this self-pollinator
Additional Information
| Colour | white |
|---|---|
| Effect | Showy |
| Fragrance | High |
| Hold | On |
| Period | in mid spring |
| Value | High |
| Inflorescence | Cluster |
|---|---|
| Evergreen Deciduous | Deciduous |
| Detail | Glossy |
| Shape | Oval |
| Summer Colour | green |
| Fall Colour | yellow |
| Colour | gray |
|---|---|
| Texture | smooth |
| Component | Fruit |
|---|---|
| Flesh Colour | Red |
| Harvest Period | In late summer |
| Modifier | Pit |
| Shape | Round |
| Taste | Tart |
| Texture | Firm |
| Use | Baking, Cooking, Preserves |
| Ornamental Integration | Orchard |
| Colour | cherry red |
|---|---|
| Type | Drupe |
| Ornamental Period | in late summer |
| Ornamental Value | High |
| Pollinator | Self |
| Hardiness Zone | 2a |
|---|---|
| Sunlight | full sun |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Plant Form | round |
| Plant Origin | hybrid |
| Wildlife Attraction | birds |
| Landscape Application | Accent, Garden, Naturalizing, Orchard, Screening |
| Maintenance | high |
| Pollution Tolerance | high |
| Growth Rate | medium |
| Branching | multi-stemmed |
| Canopy | low |
| Cultivar | Valentine |
| Family | Cherry |
| Genus | Prunus |
| Lifespan | 40 |
| Pruning | late winter pruning |
| Texture | medium |
