Database

Prunus x kerrasis ‘Juliet’

Fruit: Cherry

Small, compact, rounded, very hardy cherry tree. Clusters of lightly fragrant, showy, white, spring blossoms appear before glossy, dark-green foliage that matures to yellow in fall. Bountiful, dark-red, 1.25″ size fruit with red flesh and a hard pit. Sour-sweet, flavourful cherry that is good for eating fresh, excellent for juicing and other processing (canning, freezing, cooking, pies, etc.). Ripens in mid to late summer. Romance series. Low-suckering habit; excellent for small yards. Prefers moist, well-drained soil. Fertilize in spring with a good compost or an all-purpose fertilizer before new growth emerges. Not much pruning is necessary, if needed, prune in late winter while tree is dormant; suckers or dead, broken, and diseased branches, can be removed anytime.

Self-pollinating.

Available in select potted sizes.