PRUNUS avium 'VAN'

Van' cherry, cherry Bigarreau van, sweet cherry Bigarreau van

PRUNUS avium 'VAN'

Van' cherry, cherry Bigarreau van, sweet cherry Bigarreau van

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  • Maintenance advice : After harvesting, give a formative pruning to even out, harmonize and ventilate branches. At the end of winter, cut off any dead wood.
  • Botanical/Horticultural origin : Horticultural origin : breeder Summerland Research and Development Centre (Canada) 1944
  • Use group : Fruit Trees
  • Height at 10 years : 6 m
  • Width at 10 years : 6 m
  • Growth : Fast
  • Fragrance : No
  • Exposure : Full sun
  • Evergreen/Deciduous : Deciduous
  • Shape : tree like
  • Colour of leaves : Green
  • Colour of flowers : White
  • Soil type : Garden soil
  • Uses : Fruit tree
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Very fertile and a melliferous plant. At the end of June/early July, lovely shiny red cherries appear. Ripe, they are crunchy and juicy, perfumed, sweet and plaisantly tangy. This little erect tree, produces an enormous amount of white flowers in April. From a seedling of the 'Empress Eugénie' variety.