{"product_id":"cherry-stella-prunus-avium","title":"Stella Cherry - Prunus avium ‘Stella’","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\u003eStella Cherry - Prunus avium ‘Stella’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Stella’ changed backyard cherry growing because it is self-fertile, so a single tree crops on its own without a matched pollinator taking up a second space in the garden. The fruit is large, dark red and heart-shaped, ripening mid to late season, and the tree itself is a vigorous, upright \u003cem\u003ePrunus avium\u003c\/em\u003e with the glossy banded bark and heavy white blossom typical of sweet cherries. Give it winter chill and drainage and it is the most practical cherry for a single-tree household.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Stella\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSelf Fertility\u003c\/strong\u003e: It sets a full crop without a second variety, which no traditional sweet cherry will do.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFruit Size\u003c\/strong\u003e: Large, glossy, dark red heart-shaped cherries with firm sweet flesh.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator Role\u003c\/strong\u003e: Because it is self-fertile it also pollinates most other sweet cherry varieties nearby.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlossom Display\u003c\/strong\u003e: A dense flush of white flowers on bare wood in early spring.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCropping Reliability\u003c\/strong\u003e: Consistent, well distributed crops rather than a heavy year followed by nothing.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle-tree home orchard\u003c\/strong\u003e: The obvious choice where there is only room for one cherry.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator in a mixed orchard row\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted among other sweet cherries to lift fruit set across the row.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEspalier on a fence\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trained flat it takes minimal depth and makes netting straightforward.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrnamental blossom tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Positioned in a lawn or front garden for the spring flowering as much as the fruit.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m in a close orchard row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 7m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter, while fully dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, free draining loam is essential, no waterlogging at any time of year, neutral to slightly acid\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep water up through the first two summers to build the framework, then ease off as fruit begins to colour so the cherries do not split. Mulch to the drip line, prune in dry late summer rather than winter, and net the tree before the fruit turns.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m, less on dwarfing rootstock or with open-vase pruning\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast\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 A cultivar of a species from 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":59795302220062,"sku":"ND-0427-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200L","offer_id":59795302252830,"sku":"ND-0427-200L","price":2750.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/0sC2MZmS2vWhuSajMunDv_gowhitg4.jpg?v=1787313112","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/cherry-stella-prunus-avium","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}