Napoleon Bigarreau cherry trees

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• Picking season: Early early / mid July
• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

Napoleon is a well-known traditional large white cherry, and a good example of a "bigarreau" or firm-fleshed variety. The flavour is sweet/sharp, tangier than most of the modern varieties, and of very good quality.

Napoleon is usually classified as a white cherry, on account of its pale golden white flesh.

Despite its name, the Napoleon cherry is not French - it originates from Germany where there is a long history of cherry cultivation.

Napoleon Bigarreau organic cherry trees for sale

Next deliveries: December 2024 - February 2025

• 1 yeartree on Gisela 6 rootstock25.00€
  Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years) Bare-root
  

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Growing and Training

As is often the case with fruit varieties, the ones with the best flavour can be the most difficult to grow. Napoleon's weak point is its susceptibility to infections of bacterial canker. You can minimise the likelihood of this happening by keeping pruning to an absolute minimum, since pruning cuts are an entry point for the disease.

On a more positive note, Napoleon is a prolific bearer, and the tree is generally very hardy. It also flowers later in the spring than most varieties, which helps the blossom escape early frosts.

The cherries ripen over a long period, allowing several pickings to be made - a particularly useful quality in cherries, which are always best when eaten straight from the tree.

Napoleon requires a pollination partner, one of the modern self-fertile varieties such as Stella or Sunburst is a good choice.

Napoleon Bigarreau characteristics

• Gardening skillAverage
• Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
• Flowering group5
• Picking seasonEarly - early / mid July
• Season of use1-3 days - in a fridge
• Food usesEating fresh
• Summer average maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Country of originGermany
• Period of origin1750 - 1799
• Fruit colourYellow / Red

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• Verchocq
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