Cherry (Sour), Sweet Cherry Pie TM, Bare Root

Sweet Cherry Pie TM Cherry (Prunus cerasus ‘Eubank’)

Sweet Cherry Pie™ is a tart cherry selected for a relatively sweet flavor and a manageable tree form. Despite its name, it belongs with pie cherries rather than the sweet-cherry group.

Key Characteristics

Sweetness with enough tartness for baking

The red fruit is especially useful for pies, jam, and jelly. It remains a tart cherry, so expect a brighter, more acidic flavor than a Stella or Van sweet cherry.

A smaller tree for a home harvest

Its naturally moderate size makes picking and basic care more approachable in a home garden. Maintain an open crown and leave room around it for light and airflow.

A crop from a single cultivar

Sweet Cherry Pie is self-fertile, so another cherry is not required for fruit set. Protect the ripening crop from birds and monitor for leaf spot and brown rot.

Pollination Partners

Self-fertile; a second tree is not required. Cross-pollination depends on overlapping bloom, not matching harvest months.

Rootstock and Mature Size

Plan for approximately 12–15 feet at maturity, depending on site and pruning. The offered variant identifies the rootstock; keep the graft union above soil level and remove rootstock suckers.

Product Details

• Sun: Full sun to light partial shade; full sun is best for fruiting.
• Soil: medium to medium-dry, well-drained soil; avoid standing water.
• Mature height: Approximately 12–15 feet; see rootstock and pruning guidance above.
• Bloom: Mid-season spring; white flowers.
• Fruit: Red tart cherries with a relatively high-sugar sweet-tart flavor.
• Uses: Pies, cobblers, jam, jelly, and freezing.
• Ripening: July–August
• Chill hours: A breeder-confirmed cultivar-specific chill-hour figure has not been established.
• Pollination: Self-fertile; no second tree required.
• USDA hardiness: Zones 4–7.

General Cherry Orchard Guidance

A good start

Choose well-drained soil and enough room for the mature tree. Water consistently while roots establish, mulch with space around the trunk, and keep vigorous grass and other competitors away from the young root zone.

Fertility and fruit-tree guilds

Use a soil test to guide lime and fertilizer rather than feeding heavily by default. Our Tree Planting Kit fertilizer blend is an optional planting supplement; keep concentrated fertilizer away from bare roots and avoid excess nitrogen.

Interested in permaculture and stacking functions around your fruit trees? Explore our fruit-tree guild guide for ideas on combining plants for flowers, ground cover, and mulch while giving your tree room to grow.

Practical pest and disease care

Prune in dry weather for an open crown and remove damaged or mummified fruit. Monitor for brown rot, leaf spot, aphids, and spotted wing drosophila near ripening; harvest promptly and use fine insect netting where practical. Birds also enjoy cherries, so plan wildlife-safe exclusion before fruit colors.