Hedelfingen cherry trees

(Geant d'Hedelfingen, Hedelfingen Riesenkirsche)

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• Picking season: Late
• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

Hedelfingen is an old-fashioned dark red / black sweet cherry, which ripens late in the cherry season.

It is thought to originate from Germany in the 18th or 19th century.

Despite its age Hedelfingen has many of the features modern growers expect. It crops regularly and reliably from a young age, is cold hardy, reasonably resistant to fruit splitting, and produces a tidy tree which is easy for hand-picking.

 

 

Hedelfingen organic cherry trees for sale

Next deliveries: December 2025

• 11 yeartree on Gisela 5 rootstock26.00€
  Medium tree (2m-3.5m after 10 years) Bare-root
  

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• 21 yeartree on Gisela 6 rootstock26.00€
  Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years) Bare-root
  

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Growing and Training

Hedelfingen needs to be pollinated  by another compatible sweet cherry. Good choices include Blanc Nez, Gros Bigarreau de la Groise, Blanche d'Harcigny.

Hedelfingen characteristics

• Gardening skillAverage
• Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
• Flowering group3
• Disease resistanceGood
• Picking seasonLate
• Season of use1-3 days
• Food usesEating freshDual purpose
• Cold hardiness (USDA)Zone 5 (-29C)
• Country of originGermany
• Period of origin1800 - 1849
• Fruit colourRed / Black

Similar varieties

• Blanc Nez
  A bigarreau -type white cherry from northern France.
• Gros Bigarreau de la Groise
  Gros Bigarreau de la Groise is red sweet cherry from northern France, which ripens in late June / early July.
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  Lapins
  An excellent modern sweet cherry. Easy to grow, with heavy crops of good-flavoured cherries.
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  Napoleon Bigarreau
  Napoleon Bigarreau is a traditional white cherry, with an excellent flavour and appearance.