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Self-fertile β only one tree needed, unlike most sweet cherries. More cold-hardy than sweet cherry. Fruit too tart to eat fresh but excellent for jams, pies, and liqueur.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybugs, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check β plant African MarigoldGreat, ChrysanthemumGreat and Belgian EndiveGreat nearby.Water: Medium Β· Height: 500 cm Β· Soil: Well-draining, slightly alkaline β similar requirements to sweet cherry
Sour Cherry is usually grown from grafting rather than seed. A shoot of the desired plant is joined onto a compatible rootstock so the two grow together.
Prunus insititia
tree
Like Sour Cherry, this plant attracts predatory mites for natural pest control
Prunus domestica
treeA fellow Rosaceae β similar growing habits to Sour Cherry
Prunus avium
treeAttracts the same predatory mites as Sour Cherry, keeping pests in check
Malus sylvestris
treeA fellow Rosaceae β similar growing habits to Sour Cherry
These three thrive alongside Sour Cherry β and alongside each other.
