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Black Cherry
Modern open-pollinated dark cherry introduced in 2003, producing abundant dusky red-purple fruit with rich, sweet, complex flavour over a long season; vigorous vines need support and fruit can crack in wet weather.
- Shape
- Round
- Fruit type
- Cherry
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate / cordon
- Where it grows
- Both
- Typical fruit weight
- 17 g (14–28 g)
- Days to maturity
- 70 days (65–75) from transplant
- Sweetness
- High
- Flavour intensity
- Very high
- Productivity
- Very high
- Cracking resistance
- Low
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Growing advice
- Containers
- Suitable for containers
- Support needed
- Substantial
- Growing notes
- Provide strong support for the vigorous indeterminate vines. Fruit ripens individually over a long period and should be allowed to darken fully for best flavour. Fedco specifically warns that ripe fruit crack readily in rainy weather. Soil/culture: moist, well-drained clay, loam or sandy soil, acid to neutral
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8.0/10
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Flavour · 1 review
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Would grow again · 1 of 1 answered
Sweetness
High
1 grower observation
Acidity
Medium
1 grower observation
Flavour intensity
Strong
1 grower observation
Productivity
Low
1 grower observation
Generally low cracking reported by growers— observed by growers, not a breeder resistance rating (1 report)
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LLeahJay
8/10 overall · 9/10 flavour
South West England · Unheated greenhouse · Container / pot · Full sun · 2026
- Sweetness: High
- Acidity: Medium
- Flavour intensity: Strong
- Productivity: Low
- Cracking: Slight
- Would grow again: Probably
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