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Prunus avium 'Romeo'

Bush Cherry



  • Full-sized, sweet deep red fruit
  • High fruit per lb; small pit
  • High sugar content for a tart variety
  • Reliably produces up to 25lb
  • Good fresh or for baking, canning, wine
Edible
Edible
Fast Growing
Fast Growing
Garden
Garden
Low Maintenance
Low Maintenance
Mass Planting
Mass Planting
Full Sun
Full Sun
Spring
Spring



Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Plant in full sun in well-drained soil. Feed yearly with an organic fertilizer. Prune damaged/dead limbs and approx. 1/3 of new growth annually late winter/early spring. . Self-pollinating variety.


Height: 5-8 ft
Spread: 5-8 ft
Price Level 1: $89.99~#7
Bloom Color: Pink, White
Zone: 2-7
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

  • Low Maintenance
  • Garden
  • Edible
  • Mass Planting
  • Fast Growing

Exposure:

  • Full Sun

Habit:

  • Upright

Foliage Color:

  • Green

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Spring

Attracts Wildlife:

  • Attracts Hummingbirds
  • Attracts Pollinators
  • Attracts Butterflies

Soil Moisture:

  • Average Water
  • Moist, Well-Drained