{"product_id":"cherry-royal-lee-prunus-avium","title":"Royal Lee Cherry - Prunus avium ‘Royal Lee’","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\u003eRoyal Lee Cherry - Prunus avium ‘Royal Lee’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Royal Lee’ is the second half of the low chill sweet cherry equation. This selection of \u003cem\u003ePrunus avium\u003c\/em\u003e sets firm, dark red fruit in districts where winters are too mild for conventional cherries, ripening just after its partner variety ‘Minnie Royal’ and pollinating it in return. Neither variety crops properly on its own, so the two are planted together, and a pair in a warm climate garden will give you a genuine sweet cherry harvest in early summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Royal Lee\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarm Winter Cropping\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fruits reliably in mild winter districts where traditional sweet cherries fail to break dormancy evenly.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFirm Dark Fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Produces glossy, deep red cherries with firm flesh that hold well after picking.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollination Partner\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flowers overlap with ‘Minnie Royal’, so the pair set each other's crop.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeavy Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e: A dense white spring flowering that makes the tree worth the space even in a light fruiting year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrainable\u003c\/strong\u003e: Accepts espalier and open vase pruning, so the crop stays within reach without ladders.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaired Orchard Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted within about 15m of ‘Minnie Royal’ so bees can move between the two.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall Block Fruit Growing\u003c\/strong\u003e: A realistic sweet cherry option on suburban land in Sydney, Perth and Adelaide fringe districts.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWall Trained Espalier\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flattened against a fence or wall where warmth and shelter improve fruit set.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlossom Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grown at the front of a productive garden for the early spring flowering.\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 for trained or hedgerow planting\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 the tree is dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining loam with good depth, mounded up on clay soils, and never a site that puddles after rain\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Give deep weekly waterings through the first two summers and keep the trunk collar dry and clear of mulch. Prune in late summer to shape the framework, and net the tree as fruit begins to colour, since birds will strip a crop in a day.\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":59795287408926,"sku":"ND-0426-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/QQJLq9_hcOg1oZDApWzam_0d4uOTL0.jpg?v=1787312749","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/cherry-royal-lee-prunus-avium","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}