Northstar Pie Cherry

Northstar Pie Cherry

Try this unique and tasty pie cherry from Minnesota! Northstar Pie Cherry is self-fertile, naturally dwarf tree bears heavy crops of large, tasty, bright red fruit with red flesh and red juice. Northstar Pie Cherry grows to 6-8 ft. in height and is hardy to minus 40°F.

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Latin Name: Prunus cerasus
Site and Soil: Pie Cherries like full to 1/2 day sun and well-drained soil.
Rootstock Description: Mazzard is a standard rootstock for sweet cherries. Vigorous, more tolerant of wet soils than Mahaleb (but good drainage still required). Resistant to root-knot nematodes and oak-root fungus.
Pollination Requirements: Self-fertile.
Hardiness: Hardy to minus 40°F
Bearing Age: 2 – 3 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 6-8 ft. in height
Taste: Tart
Fruit Skin: Bright red
Bloom Time: Early April
Ripening Time: July-August
Yield: 50+ lbs.
Pests & Diseases: Bacterial Canker can damage Cherry trees. Symptoms of bacterial canker are dead branches and bronze colored exudation on branches or trunk. Apply a fall and winter copper spray to help prevent damage from this disease. Read more about Copper Fungicide application here! To repel birds, you can cover your trees with netting or use flash tape to scare them away.
USDA Zone: 3-8