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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.Find pollination partners >
British-grown 
All our bare-root trees are personally hand-grafted by our Nursery Manager and grown on at our nursery in Kent. We have Defra and Plant Healthy certification.
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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 |
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