cherry tree advice any one please thanks

[nots so bad lad]

Hello been to wilkos today could not believe the price of the apple trees and cherry trees 5 pound each i have bought a cherry called hedelfinger as any body got one can you tell me if it a eating one ? please, hope its not ornemental? there was one other cherry which was a morrel i no thats desert hope fully some one can tell me this is a eating one ?
there are granny smiths and golden delicoues also conferance pear trees self fertile bargain 5 quid

[Lesley Jay]

Yes NSBL Hedelfinger cherry is a sweet cherry but it needs a pollinator. Morello cherry is for cooking and makes nice jam. So you will need to buy another cherry tree as a pollinator.

[nots so bad lad]

thanks

Thanks Les i am planting it on my allotment next to a victoria plum tree also there also other apple plum trees about of neighbouring plots does the pollinater have to be another cherry ?

Thanks

[Nicos]

Some good news I found for you..

' HEDELFINGER Continues to perform well in New York, Canada, and Europe. It has been around for more than 200 years and will be for a long time to come. It is a medium-large, firm-fleshed, high quality dark cherry that resists cracking. Productive. It has proven to be very winter hardy here in Western New York.'

So looks like you got a real bargain! Not sure how high it grows so might be worth checking up before planting as some varieties grow quite tall.

[Lesley Jay]

Yes it does need to be another cherry and from what I have read you will need a specific variety of cherry to be the pollinator. I shall read more and get back to you.

[nots so bad lad]

thanks fella

Hi Nicos good news mate thanks but does it have to be another cherry to pollinate cos if its i will have to go buy the last morello at wilkos for a fiver .

Cheers Fellas

[nots so bad lad]

hey Les thanks again

looks like its not giong be a bargain after all hey?

[Nicos]

maybe you can pick up more bargains each time you go back.....!

[Nicos]

I understand that you should pollinate with another sweet cherry. Maybe you could just phone up a fruit tree supplier and ask for their advice??

[Lesley Jay]

I'm not a cherry tree expert but my book says regarding pollinator partners the situation with cherries is complex. Take care to pick a suitable partner (sounds like a dating agency). It will have to flower at approximately the same time and it will also have to be compatable. Not all varieties with the same time of flowering are compatable so with cherries a specific variety is named. I shall keep looking to find the right variety.

[Lesley Jay]

NSBL. I have finally got you a list of varieties from America. I shall post them tomorrow.

[Nicos]

Well done Lesley... I have a self-pollinating cherry but was interested in this as there seemed very little info on the internet. All I came up with was variety NY 980 which doesn't mean anything to me!!!

[Lesley Jay]

I don't know if I have come up with any useful info. After checking the varieties on the web they all seem to be American so I don't suppose they will be easy to get hold of here. Hedelfinger is grown in America and they reckon any sweet cherry as long as it's not in the same group as Hedelfinger will be okay as a pollinator. But my fruit book reckons that you need a specific variety. The quest continues.

[Jaxom]

Here I think you will find all the information you need.
http://www.keepers-nursery.co.uk/sea...px?selection=9
Keepers Nursery is a good source for fruit tree information.
I have found the information for Morello. It is self-fertile and will produce a crop without a pollinator. Cropping may be improved by a pollinator. However HEDELFINGER is not listed. If you could find out if it was an early mid or late season cherry then you could look up other type that share the same period, and go from there.
Sorry I could not be more help.
Jax

[Nicos]

Oh dear NSBL!! What did you do in the end then?? At least if it's been popular for over 200 years it must be easy to grow and fruit!