{"product_id":"cherry-sunburst-prunus-avium","title":"Sunburst Cherry - Prunus avium ‘Sunburst’","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\u003eSunburst Cherry - Prunus avium ‘Sunburst’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Sunburst’ is the other self-fertile sweet cherry that home growers reach for, valued for unusually large, dark red, soft-fleshed fruit that ripens mid season. Like all \u003cem\u003ePrunus avium\u003c\/em\u003e it grows into an upright, vigorous tree with polished banded bark and a strong flush of white blossom on bare branches, and like all of them it wants cold winters and dry feet. The fruit is juicy and thin-skinned, which makes it superb eaten straight off the tree but less forgiving of rain right at harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Sunburst\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo Pollinator Needed\u003c\/strong\u003e: Self-fertile, so one tree crops reliably on its own.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFruit Size\u003c\/strong\u003e: Among the larger sweet cherries, with dark red skin and juicy, tender flesh.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMid Season Ripening\u003c\/strong\u003e: Slots neatly between the early and late varieties in a mixed orchard.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVigour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Strong, upright growth that establishes quickly into a productive framework.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrnamental Value\u003c\/strong\u003e: Heavy white spring blossom and glossy summer foliage make it a garden tree as well as a crop.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBackyard fruit tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single specimen supplies a household in a cool temperate garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNetted fruit cage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Kept pruned low and netted, since birds and rain splitting are the two main threats.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrchard companion\u003c\/strong\u003e: Extends the picking window when planted alongside earlier and later cherries.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlossom feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sited near an entertaining area for the early spring flowering display.\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, fertile, sharply drained soil, never wet, mound plant on heavier ground rather than digging a sump\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply and evenly through the first two summers, then hold back as harvest approaches because irregular moisture is what splits this variety. Mulch generously, keep pruning to dry late summer weather, and net well before the fruit colours up.\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 if kept to an open vase\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":59795338527006,"sku":"ND-0428-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/BXBOEXL7CtCb8x1yOv2Ml_snU9Npbj.jpg?v=1787313713","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/cherry-sunburst-prunus-avium","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}