Athos cherry
Prunus aviumA natural dwarf sweet cherry tree, unlikely to get much bigger than 2m.
USDA identification images for Athos
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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United Kingdom
- Tom in LONGFRAMLINGTON, NORTHUMBERLAND
Origins
- Species: Prunus avium - Sweet cherry
Identification
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Period of origin: 2000
- Fruit colour: Red - dark
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Flower size: Small
- Fruit size: Average
Using
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-3 days
- Flavour quality: Good
- Cropping: Good
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Garden type: Small town garden
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Average
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Sunlight: Prefers full sun
- Pruning: Do not prune
- Vigour: Natural dwarf
- Pruning: No need to prune
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Athos cherry trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Athos cherry trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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