Which cherry varieties are self-pollinating?

Would you like to have a cherry tree in your garden, too?

But do you only have room for one tree or sapling?

Then choose a self-pollinating cherry tree!

In order to bear fruit, most cherry trees need another cherry tree.

This must be a different variety, with the same flowering period. The bees will then ensure that the cherries pollinate each other. This is called cross-pollination.

Although cross-pollination is necessary for many cherry varieties, there are also self-pollinating cherry trees (also known as self-fertile). These do not need a second cherry tree to produce cherries.

Self-pollinating cherry trees are ideal for a small garden.

Since you don't need a second tree, you save a lot of space. That's handy if your yard isn't very big.

Which cherries are self-pollinating?

In the list below, you'll find well-known self-pollinating cherry trees (Prunus avium and Prunus cerasus).

• Glacier
• Meikers
• Newstar
• Rabbits
• Star
• Sumtare / Sweetheart
• Sunburst
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Higher yields?

Although self-pollinating varieties do not require another tree, the yield is often higher or of better quality if a second cherry tree is within reach.

It doesn't have to be a large tree, by the way; it can also be a low-stem tree, a columnar tree, or an ornamental cherry tree.

Check out these self-pollinating fruit trees as well:

Self-Pollinating Apple Varieties

Self-Pollinating Pear Varieties

Self-Pollinating Plum Varieties