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.