Tree fruit · perennial season
Tart cherry
Prunus cerasus
Montmorency is the pie cherry of the Midwest. More reliable here than sweet cherries, which struggle with disease.
- When to plant in Ohio
- Plant in April
- Harvest window
- Late June to early July
- Days to maturity
- Perennial; fruit year 3–4
- Spacing
- 12–15 ft, or a patio dwarf
- Light
- Full sun
How to grow it
Self-fertile, so one tree is enough. Birds will strip a ripe tree in two days—net it. Harvest the whole crop when fruit is fully red and slightly soft. Prune lightly after harvest, not in winter, to limit disease.
