May Duke

A traditional red cooking cherry once widely grown in Kent.

Origin: Kent UK,

Pollination: May Duke is partially self-fertile and would produce some crop without a pollinator but would benefit considerably from a pollinator. Pollination partners

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Characteristics of May Duke cherry trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Red
Flavour	Duke
Fruit size
Picking time
Season of use	Early Mid
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing
Cropping
Disease resistance	Bacterial Canker - Susceptible
Pollination date	0
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Partially self-fertile
Incompatibility group	0
Pollinators	Pollination partners