How to grow tart cherry
Prunus cerasus
When to plant tart cherry
Utah State Extension says tart cherries are sold as bare-root or potted plants and are ideally planted in early spring or fall. They bloom later than sweet cherries, so they are less frost-prone.
Tart Cherry is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 72 to 288 in apart
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil pH
- 7 to 8
Common problems
- winter injury sunscald
- powdery mildew
- cherry fruit fly
- iron deficiency chlorosis
- bird damage
Sources
- Utah State University Extension: Tart Cherries in the Garden (Horticulture/Fruit 2018-03pr)
- Virginia Cooperative Extension: Growing Cherries in Virginia (422-018)
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