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Stark® Montmorency Pie Cherry Tree

(159 customer reviews)

$119.99

Begins shipping mid-April.

Zones 4 - 7

Is my location compatible?

Self-Pollinating

tree iconWhat size tree should I choose?
(159 customer reviews)

Begins shipping
mid-April

Zones 4 - 7

Is my location compatible?

Self-Pollinating

America’s favorite cherry!

This early-season tree will give you pound after pound of bright-red, tart fruits—use them to make utterly delicious pies and cobblers, or freeze them for later use. The yellow flesh makes clear juice. A naturally dwarf tree, ideal for small spaces. Originates from Montmorency Valley, France in the 13th century, introduced to the U.S. in 1852. Cold-hardy. Ripens in June. Self-pollinating.

Characteristics

Bloom ColorWhite
Bloom PeriodMid-Late
Fruit ColorRed
Fruit SizeMedium
Ripens/HarvestJune
Soil CompositionLoamy
TasteTangy
TextureFirm
Soil pH Level6-7
Soil MoistureWell Drained-Average Moistness
Shade LevelFull Sun
Years to Bear3-5
Hardiness Zone Range4-7

Size & Spacing

Mature Size

Standard  3. 4.5 – 5.5 m tall x 4.5 – 5.5 m wide (15 – 18′ tall x 15 – 18′ wide)
Semi-Dwarf  3.5 – 4.5 m tall x 3.5 – 4.5 m wide (12 – 15′ tall x 12 – 15′ wide)

Recommended Spacing

Standard 4.5 – 5.5 m (15 – 18′)
Semi-Dwarf 3.5 – 4.5 m (12 – 15′)

Ship Height

Standard Supreme, Bare-root Ships 1 – 1.5 m tall (4 – 5′ tall) and/or with a 15.5 mm (5/8″) trunk.
Semi-Dwarf Supreme, Bare-root Ships 1 – 1.5 m tall (4 – 5′ tall) and/or with a 15.5 mm (5/8″) trunk.

Pollination

This variety is self pollinating.

In many cases, you may still want to plant pollinating partners to increase the size of your crops, but with self-pollinating varieties doing so is optional. You’ll get fruit with only one plant!

How do I find my Hardiness Zone?

Canada’s Plant Hardiness Zones will tell you which plants will do well in your particular climate. Each zone is determined by the lowest average winter temperature recorded in a given area. Hardiness Zone information is included on all tree and plant product pages, so you know instantly whether a certain plant is likely to succeed where you live. Natural Resources Canada provides helpful options to find your zone:

Find your zone by province and municipality »

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159 reviews for Stark® Montmorency Pie Cherry Tree

  1. Sheila Sullivan –

    Neither one of my trees made died several months after planted so I don’t think I will be buying any more trees

  2. Cheryl Litke –

    We purchased two trees. One came out this spring and is doing beautifully. The other, unfortunately hasn’t bud out. I’m afraid it won’t, but we’ll give it another week or so.

  3. Luann Baker –

    Planted this Tree last spring following all directions sent with the tree. Its put on a lot of growth this spring! Looking great! I’ve purchased three of these trees years ago from a leading well known nursery of which only one survived the first year! Just love all the planting and fertilizing information that Starks put on their web site. It makes the odds of your success in having your tree survive much larger following their expert instructions!

  4. linda zellmer –

    this tree is doing great, planning on lots of cherry pies in the future and cherry barbeque sauce which is something I discovered in Michigan!

  5. Alfred Troppmann –

    I had two of these but neither of them survived. There was an existing cherry tree on that site that had to be removed after 20 years so thought a good place to plant one but does not seem to an ideal site anymore al

  6. Zhaneta Petrosyan –

    I got sour cherry tree last year. It is a small tree , about 4 feet . I wasn’t expecting but it bloomed this year and now full of cherries. Can’t wait to try them .Good products and excellent customer services. Thank you

  7. Emily Evans-Schnee –

    We got this tree from Stark Brothers in 2008 as a freebie with our order. It grew well and now puts on a beautiful show of blossoms followed by huge numbers of delicious cherries. The cherries are tasty by themselves and make outstanding pie. Easy to take care of and free of pests in our organic orchard (as long as we remember to put bird netting on!).

  8. TERRY SMITH –

    I had Montmorency cherries in Oregon and they were great. I bought 2 for my home in the Dallas area and they started out great last spring, but didn’t survive the summer. I thought when I bought them my zone was ok, but apparently I’m one zone too far south. So my rating doesn’t really apply on this one. And just to note, I’ve bought several varieties of fruit trees from Stark, all the others are doing well.

  9. Dyany Munson –

    By the 2nd year, we already had a TON of fruit on this tree. The 3rd year the birds figured that out and stripped it clean in 2 days, so this year we used a net and it’s produced SO much fruit! Our soil here is awful, but a little fertilizer and some dormant oil, and this tree is very happy. So far I’ve had to share with 3 other families, and have gotten 13 half pints of sour cherry jam and half a dozen of pie filling out of it myself (I give away most of the fruit because there’s no way we can eat enough!), and they taste great.

  10. JACKIE MELTON –

    Doing well. Of course, at only having been planted one year ago, they are not yet producing cherries but the trees are doing very well.Jackie M.

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Tree Sizes

It is essential that you choose the right size for your space. Whether you’re planting an acre, a suburban yard or a small urban plot, we’ve got the perfect size tree for you. When they mature, they will be one of three sizes*:

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dwarf

Dwarf

Grows to be about 2.5-3 m (approximately 8-10′) tall and wide. Provides a bounty of full-sized fruit in a small amount of space.

semi-dwarf
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Semi-Dwarf

Grows to be about 3.5-4.5 m (approximately 12-15′) tall and wide. Produces the maximum crop per square foot of growing area. The majority of the fruit can be harvested from the ground, with no need for a ladder.

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Standard & Unmarked

Grows to be at least 5.5 m (approximately 18′) tall and wide. Standard nectarine and peach trees grow to be 3.5-4.5 m (approximately 12-15′) tall and wide. Standard trees serve two purposes: they provide both fruit and shade.

* Tree sizes may vary by variety.

Potted Trees

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EZ Start® Potted Trees

Trees that are grown in a bottomless 4x4x10″ pot, which encourages dense feeder-root growth for a quick, strong establishment. When shipped, they are about 1½ – 3′ tall.

Supreme EZ Start® Potted Trees

Top-grade trees are grown in a bottomless 5x5x12″ pot, which creates an advanced root system comparable to that of a three-year-old tree. When shipped to you, they are about 3 – 4′ tall.

Supreme XL Potted Trees

Our biggest and most robust potted trees. Grown in a 9x9x12″ pot filled with high-grade soil, these trees are even larger than our Supreme EZ Start® trees. When shipped to you, they are 4-5′ tall.

Bare-Root Trees

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Stark Supreme Tree®

This season’s top-grade, bare-root trees that give you a head start on growing. When shipped, they are about 4-5′ tall and/or with a 5/8″ or larger trunk diameter.

Supreme XL Trees

We don’t call them “XL” for nothing! Supreme XL trees are our biggest and most robust bare-root trees: they ship 5-6′ tall and/or with a 1″ or larger trunk diameter.

USDA Certified Organic Trees

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If you’re inclined toward organic gardening, browse our selection of non-GMO, certified USDA Organic fruit trees. Our fields and trees undergo annual inspection to maintain their certification, and are grown without chemical fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides on pure pastureland.

Grafted Trees

graft

Grafting is the process of taking cuttings from a single “parent” tree known for its fruit taste, size, bloom period and ripening time, and joining it with the root system and trunk base (rootstock) of another tree also known for its desirable qualities. This process has been used for thousands of years to produce fruit that is consistent in flavor, shape and size.

Most of our trees are grafted, creating this kind of consistency and allowing us to produce different mature tree sizes. While seed-grown fruit trees might give you unpredictable variations or a lack of results, grafted trees will give you the fruit you want and the tree size you expect.

Stark® Custom Graft® Trees

Limited space doesn’t have to mean a limited selection of fruit. Stark® Custom Graft® fruit trees have two (or more) varieties carefully grafted onto one tree. These multi-grafted fruit trees require less space to grow than separate trees, and also provide compatible pollinators — built right in! To ensure success growing multiple varieties on your Stark® Custom Graft® fruit trees, be sure to prune to keep all varieties in balance.

Other Terminology

Professional Pruning

Pruning is one of the most important ways to help ensure that your tree gets off to the right start and has the best chance for success. That’s why Stark Bro’s professionals prune many of our fruit trees before shipment — at no cost to you!

We get you started, but you will need to prune throughout the life of your tree. Doing so will help eliminate extra buds that can slow development and allow your tree to form a strong framework by removing weak, narrow and competing branches. Proper pruning will give your tree the perfect shape and branching structure for maximum fruit production.

Self-pollinating

Indicates tree or plant will pollinate itself and doesn’t need another tree or plant near it in order to bear fruit. In many cases, you may still want to plant pollinating partners to increase the size of your crops, but with self-pollinating varieties doing so is optional. You’ll get fruit with only one tree!

Starkspur®

A Stark patented product since 1952! “Spurs” mean bigger harvests! Starkspur® trees are different from regular trees which bear fruit only on the outside limbs. The spur allows fruit to form on each limb and bear from the trunk out – doubling the amount of fruit.

Stark® Colonnade®

Grow full-sized fruit on narrow columnar-shaped trees. Perfect for growing fruit on a balcony, patio, or sliver of ground – even if you live in an apartment or condo. They make a particularly impressive “living fence” when planted in a row – consider using them to disguise eyesores on your property and grow fruit at the same time!

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