About Carmine Jewel
Fruits remain on the branches past the ripe stage, mid-July to mid-August. The North Star cherry is one of its parents. First release of the University of Saskatchewan’s fruit breeding program.
In 1985, Dr. Cecil Stushnoff and Rick Sawatsky began making crosses with the high quality, cold tolerant cultivar (Zone 4a) ‘North Star’ from Minnesota. These crosses...resulted in the release of the variety ‘SK Carmine Jewel’ in 1999. P. immense (P. fruticosa x P. cerasus).
About Cherry, Bush
Tart cherries are good fresh or make sensational jams and pie. Cherries get sweeter as they ripen, turning a deep red. Small trees are easy to net for foiling marauding birds. White flowers in spring. Self-fruitful.
Pot Size & Price
2 gal. pot
$33.00
Height
6'
Width
3'
Sunlight Exposure
Full Sun
Catalog
F016
Plant Traits
Bees
Culinary
