Science · Plants, Natives & Crops
Tart Cherry
Tart cherry produces sour red fruit used fresh, dried, and in pies. It is more cold hardy than sweet cherry and is self-pollinating.
Prunus cerasus · Deciduous sour stone-fruit tree
Profile
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Pollination
- Self-pollinating
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Fertile, moist, well-drained soil
- Growth management
- Remove suckers to prevent thickets.
Water & soil context
- Moisture (VWC)
- Maintain moist soil with good drainage; no numeric VWC target is provided.
- Salinity tolerance
- A salt-tolerance class or threshold is not established by these cited pages.
- Drought tolerance
- The species account favors moist soil and does not establish a drought-tolerance class.
Illustrative monitoring-depth band
6–12 in
Editorial placement example, not a validated optimum or total rooting depth. Confirm the site's root distribution and soil horizons; multiple depths may be needed.
Water to maintain moisture while keeping the root zone freely drained.
Problems to watch
- Bird damage
- Brown rot
- Cherry leaf spot
- Bacterial canker
- Spotted-wing drosophila
Stress signs
- Leaf spots
- Rotting fruit
- Cracked fruit
Where you'll find it
- Pies
- Fresh fruit
- Dried fruit
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All Science profilesPublished botanical and soil references are distinct from GroundWorx product guidance. Moisture thresholds and monitoring depths require site calibration; sources do not establish product performance or diagnose stress.