Cherry 'Stella'

Prunus avium

Self-fertile, so one tree is enough. Big dark fruit in late December, and blossom in September that's worth the tree on its own.

Sizes, same plant, different age. Mix as many as you like.

Ten or more of any one size drops to trade price automatically.

Bare-root 2 yr 1.2–1.8 m now
114 ready $85.00

200mm 3 yr 1.5–2 m now
38 left $120.00

45L 5 yr 2–2.5 m now
11 left $230.00

Flat $100 freight in Tasmania · free over $250 · free pick-up at the gate

Age: 2 yr
Height now: 1.2–1.8 m
Container: Bare-root
Mature height: 4 m
Mature width: 3.5 m
Position: Full sun
Habit: Deciduous
Growth rate: Moderate
Origin: Introduced

Good for

Something to eat Colour

What it's like

Most cherries need a partner. Stella doesn't — it sets a full crop on its own, which makes it the obvious choice for a single-tree backyard. The fruit is large, near-black and properly sweet, ripening just in time for Christmas. On Colt rootstock it stays around four metres. Net it, or the blackbirds will beat you to it by about a day.

Getting it established

Net from early December. Don't prune in winter — do it in summer to avoid disease.

Potted stock travels upright in a purpose-built carton with the rootball wrapped. Bare-root trees are lifted the week they ship, roots packed in damp shavings. Either way, get it in the ground within a week of arrival.

You've got twelve months. If it was planted the way we suggested and it hasn't come away, send us a photo and we'll replace it on the next run.

Ten or more of one line gets trade pricing without an account. Tell us the site and we'll check the spacing with you before you order.

Goes with

Plant it with.

All plants

Heritage

Bare-root 2 yr $79.00

200mm 3 yr $110.00

45L 5 yr $215.00

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45L 5 yr $215.00

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45L 4 yr $130.00

100L 6 yr $275.00

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From $36.95 200 mm pot · 2 yr 9 m tall

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45L 4 yr $150.00

100L 6 yr $315.00

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From $42.95 200 mm pot · 2 yr 5 m tall