Romeo Hardy Cherry

Prunus. Romance series. Late season. Dark red, almost black, 4 gram fruit have good flavour and make dark red cherry pies and juice. Beautiful, bright red cherries, ideal for home made cherry pie. These bush cherries, developed by the University of Saskatchewan after 50 years of breeding work, are perfect for the home gardener. They are very hardy (zone 3), disease resistant and their bush shape is very suitable for the garden. They are heavy yielding, producing up to 10 to 15 kg per plant. With proper care they should begin to bear fruit in 3 years, with full maturity (7 to 8 feet) in 5 to 6 years.,We ship one year old plants in 4" pots. All are self-pollinating but better results are obtained when two varieties are planted. Hardy to zone 3. Due to CFIA regulations, we can not ship fruit trees to BC.,Spring Planting: this product will be shipped late April through May according to hardiness zone.,Sold as: Pkg of 1