Cherry ‘Colney’

This late-season dessert cherry variety produces abundant crops of large, shiny black fruit with sweet, dark red flesh. The fruit resists splitting and has a high sugar content for excellent flavour. White flowers are born in spring, popular with pollinating insects. Colt rootstock makes for a great free-standing tree for smaller gardens and is better for northern areas as it is less susceptible to damage from frost though, like all cherries, the ideal position for sweet cherries is deep, fertile, well-drained, slightly acidic soil in full sun.‘Colney’ is self-sterile and requires a compatible pollination partner.

Pollination Information: Not self-fertile, this cherry requires another variety of cherry nearby. Ideally this should come from the same pollination group 3, however it is possible to use one from group 2 or 4 as well. Good options include ‘Stella’ or ‘Sweetheart’.