Morello Cherry Tree

I hope you can see this cherry tree. It's a bit slim and short right now (it's as tall as my waist), but it could grow up to be at least six-feet tall (I think).

I planted this tree earlier in May and I'm only getting around to writing about (it has been a busy spring and summer). Anyhow, I ordered this fruit tree last summer and it was sent to me this spring. So far, the tree is doing fine. I hope it will survive the winters here.

I purchased this tree because I was wanting another cherry tree. Since moving, my new home doesn't have a cherry tree. I decided to leave my Mesabi cherry tree at my old home. I was thinking about digging it out, but I decided that it was best to leave the cherry tree there rather than risk killing it by digging it out.

So, I was looking for a new sour cherry tree. It's my understanding that the morello cherry tree has been around for a long time and its fruit is commonly used as pie filling. It's also my understanding that it's a cherry tree commonly found in England, but not so much here in the United States (e.g. sometimes it's referred to as "English Morello Cherry"). I know it's been used to breed with other cherry trees to create new varieties of cherry trees. Anyhow, the fruit is supposed to be a dark red and the juice runs red. It will be at least two more years before I get any fruit, but I'm hoping for yummy fruit. Can't wait to start baking and jamming with the fruit.