Cherry Regina

A late-cropping self-sterile dessert cherry tree with sweet, dark red fruit . Position: full sun Soil: Moist, well-drained soil Rate of growth: average Flowering period: April to May Hardiness: fully hardy Originating from Germany, 'Regina' is a hardy, late-fruiting dessert ...A late-cropping self-sterile dessert cherry tree with sweet, dark red fruit . Position: full sun Soil: Moist, well-drained soil Rate of growth: average Flowering period: April to May Hardiness: fully hardy Originating from Germany, 'Regina' is a hardy, late-fruiting dessert variety which bears heavy yields of large deep red fruits with firm and juicy, sweet, large red fruits with firm and juicy, sweet, dark red flesh.

A fantastic variety, 'Regina' will produce heavy, reliable crops from mid-July, and ranks well in taste tests. This excellent cherry possesses the greatest resistance to cracking of any variety, which ensures you'll receive an unblemished crop. Pollination information: This cherry requires a pollinating partner from another variety of cherry nearby.

Ideally this should come from the same pollination group 4, however it is possible to use one from group 3 as well. Garden care: When planting your cherry tree, prepare a hole up to three times the diameter of its root system. Fork over the base of the pit in readiness, incorporating plenty of organic matter into the backfill and planting hole.

Avoiding frozen and waterlogged soil, trees should be planted out and staked as soon as they arrive. If you've ordered a bare root tree, soak the roots in a bucket of water for half an hour prior to planting, or if this is not possible, they can be heeled in temporarily, covering their roots with soil, or potted up. Protect from cold, drying winds.

Apply a balanced fertiliser in early spring to support growth and fruiting. Lightly prune in summer to reduce the risk of silver leaf and bacterial canker, to retain an open ‘goblet’ shape and remove any damaged, diseased or broken branches.