Focus on… Cherries
THEY’RE the epitome of a British summer, and life could be a bowl of them if you’re living the dream – so how do you get the very best from cherries?
In the early 20th century you would have needed a huge garden in order to grow cherry trees, but with the introduction of self-fertile cherry ‘Stella’ in 1968 this all changed.
Until this point, cherry pollination had been a bit of a conundrum, with self-incompatibility compounded further by incompatibility between varieties. Thank goodness for Canada! This is where ‘Stella’ and many other self-fertile varieties (such as ‘Sunburst’ and ‘Lapins’) were bred.
“These fruits are the epitome of a British summer”
The UK, too, has introduced varieties that are better suited to our inclement climate, such as ‘Summer Sun’ (see page 22), so cherry success is more of a guarantee for British
