Sour cherry 'Montmorency'

Prunus cerasus

How to grow Sour cherry 'Montmorency'

  • Full Sun

Keep in mind when planting that Montmorency is thought of as very hardy, so this plant will tend to survive through freezing conditions. Montmorency requires a soil ph of 6.5 - 7.8 meaning it does best in weakly acidic soil - weakly alkaline soil.

Growing Montmorency from seed

Transplanting Montmorency

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Montmorency is a very hardy plant.

Harvesting Montmorency

Expect harvests to start to occur in mid summer.

Sour cherry Montmorency Etymology

A hybrid between sweet cherry x nanking cherry, P. tomentosa.

Montmorency folklore & trivia

This tree was named for Montmorency, a valley in France.1

Footnotes

{1} Wikipedia entry on Montmorency Cherries