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Carmine Jewel Cherry

Original price $64.99 - Original price $64.99
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$64.99
$64.99 - $64.99
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SKU C716G

Prunus fruticosa x Prunus cerasus 'Carmine Jewel'

Carmine Jewel is a revelation, combining the lusciousness of sweet cherries with the complex flavors of pie (or tart) cherries, and the easy-to-maintain, dwarf-growth habit of bush cherries. It's a hardy and beautiful addition to any landscape or home orchard.

Expect 15+ pounds of tasty cherries by year 4, and 20-30 pounds by year 5; this tree is easy care and self-fruitful. Also a great pollinizer for early-blooming sweet cherry varieties like Almaden Duke, Royal Lee, and Minnie Lee.

Hardy to USDA Zone: 3

Mature Height: 10'-12' (Dwarf)

Sun: Full Sun

Ripening Time: July

Pollination: Self Fertile

Dwarf Rootstock: Gisela 5

Read our Cherry Growing Guide

 

Size: Dwarf (4'-5')

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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  • What size is then when shipped?

    It depends on the size of the rootstock. Anywhere between 24 to 48" tall.

  • Does this Carmine Jewel dwarf cherry tree bear the same fruit as the bush cherry Carmine Jewel, or are bush cherries completely different species than cherry trees?

    It is a cross between the bush cherry and a sweet cherry Prunus fruticosa x Prunus cerasus 'Carmine Jewel'. It will produce similar, but sweeter fruit. 

  • Aren't Prunus fruticosa the European Dwarf cherries, which aren't the same thing as a sweet cherries; Prunus Avium?

    Yes. P. fruticosa is genetically distinct from P. avium. It is believed that P. avium, in general, is a hybrid of P. cerasus and P. fruitcosa, and this is a modern example of that.

  • What would be a good cherry variety to add to improve yield of an existing Carmine Jewel Cherry?

    Early bloomers like Royal Lee, Minnie Royal, or Almaden Duke.