{"product_id":"cherry-minnie-royal-prunus-avium","title":"Minnie Royal Cherry - Prunus avium ‘Minnie Royal’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMinnie Royal Cherry - Prunus avium ‘Minnie Royal’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSweet cherries have traditionally been off limits to gardeners outside the cold districts, because most varieties demand a long, cold winter to set fruit. ‘Minnie Royal’ is one of the low chill selections of \u003cem\u003ePrunus avium\u003c\/em\u003e that changed that, cropping in warm winter regions where standard cherries simply refuse to break bud evenly. It fruits early in the season with medium to large bright red cherries, and it needs its partner variety ‘Royal Lee’ nearby to pollinate it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Minnie Royal\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Chill Requirement\u003c\/strong\u003e: Needs only a few hundred hours of winter cold, which brings sweet cherries within reach of coastal and warm temperate gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEarly Season\u003c\/strong\u003e: Among the first sweet cherries to ripen, typically weeks ahead of traditional varieties.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFruit Quality\u003c\/strong\u003e: Medium to large, firm, glossy red fruit with genuine sweet cherry flavour rather than a compromise.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpring Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e: A heavy flush of white blossom on bare wood makes it an ornamental tree in its own right.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManageable Size\u003c\/strong\u003e: Responds well to summer pruning, so it can be held to a picking height of around 3m.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHome Orchard\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted alongside ‘Royal Lee’ so the pair cross pollinate and both crop.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEspalier\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trained flat against a warm north facing wall or on a wire trellis to save space.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdible Feature Tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single lawn tree that gives blossom in spring, fruit in early summer and colour in autumn.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProductive Hedgerow\u003c\/strong\u003e: Close planted in a row and pruned annually as part of a mixed fruiting boundary.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m in a trained hedgerow or espalier\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter, while dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, free draining loam is essential, as cherries are highly susceptible to root rot in heavy or wet soils, and a raised mound helps on clay\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once or twice a week through the first two summers, avoiding constantly saturated soil at the crown. Mulch clear of the trunk, stake in exposed sites, and prune in late summer rather than winter to reduce the risk of bacterial canker.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 5m, less with annual pruning\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e The species is native to Europe and western Asia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795287343390,"sku":"ND-0424-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/gs5MlSDAOY_2_RL1hsT_2_iVRF2K86.jpg?v=1787312747","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/cherry-minnie-royal-prunus-avium","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}