Did you know..... The word "cherry" comes from the French word "cerise", which comes from the latin word cerasum or Cerasus
Step by step guide to growing cherry trees
Prepare your site
Cherry trees like to be planted in good soil in a sunny position
Growing Sour Cherry trees (Prunus cerasus)
Sour or cooking cherries, are usually grown to make homemade cherry jam or for making cherry brandy.
Sour cherry trees are self pollinating, and therefore can be planted as a single specimen, unlike sweet cherry trees, which need to be planted close to other cherry trees.
Growing Sweet Cherry trees (Prunus avium)
Growing a sweet cherry tree takes patience and time, as it takes a good many years before they produce their first crop.
The main thing to understand when growing a sweet cherry tree in your garden is that it needs more than one. Unlike sour cherry trees which are self pollinating, sweet cherry trees need to be pollinated by another specimen. If you do not have enough room for two or three cherry trees in your garden, ask your neighbour if they have ever considered growing one themselves. This would ensure that pollination takes place.
Recommended varieties of cherry trees
Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis Rosea': This pretty species of cherry tree offers double pink flowers during the winter months. Grows to a height of 25ft so is an ideal cherry tree for any garden.
Prunus serulla: Also known as the Tibetan cherry tree, this is a medium size cherry tree that has an amazing conker coloured trunk. It grows to 20ft tall and 15ft at it's widest point. The trunk can be buffed to show off it's marvelous bark.
Prunus 'morello': A sour cherry tree that offers its fruits during midsummer. Grown from a dwarf rootstock, the morello cherry tree can be grown in a pot on the patio, or against a wall or trellis in the garden, The morello cherry is an ideal fruit for cooking.
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Growing Cherry Trees... 
