Plant Database
Montmorency Sour Cherry
Cherry sour ‘Montmorency’
The Montmorency Sour Cherry is America's classic pie cherry, defining the flavor of countless summer desserts. This prolific, hardy, and self-fertile tree delivers the perfect balance of bright acidity and fruity flavor that bakers have relied on for generations.
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The most widely grown sour cherry in the United States.
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Produces abundant clusters of medium-sized, bright red cherries with light yellow, juicy flesh.
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Flavor is characteristically tart and refreshing, with a clear, clean cherry taste that shines when sweetened.
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Self-pollinating and a very reliable, heavy producer.
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Deciduous tree with a rounded form, growing 15-24 ft. tall.