Stella

The most popular sweet cherry in the UK. Self-fertile and reliable cropper.

Origin: Canada,

Pollination: Stella is self-fertile and a pollinator is not necessary for producing a crop.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. More ...

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History and description of Stella

Large juicy dark cherries with a modern crispness which most commercial cherries now possess. The fruit needs to stay on the tree as late as possible to ensure it gains as much sweetness as possible and the flesh is allowed to soften slightly.

Characteristics of Stella cherry trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Dark Red
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	late June
Season of use	Late Mid
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing
Cropping	Heavy
Suitable for	Northern Britain
Pollination date	0
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-fertile
Incompatibility group	0
Pollinators	Pollination partners