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Hedelfingen cherry trees

(Geant d'Hedelfingen, Hedelfingen Riesenkirsche)
Prunus avium
Hedelfingen is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • 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.

 

 

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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.
  • See also Lapins
    Lapins
    An excellent modern sweet cherry. Easy to grow, with heavy crops of good-flavoured cherries.
  • See also Napoleon Bigarreau
    Napoleon Bigarreau
    Napoleon Bigarreau is a traditional white cherry, with an excellent flavour and appearance.

This variety description was researched and written by Orange Pippin staff. Last checked: 2023.