North Star Sour Cherry

The ‘North Star’ sour cherry cultivar is a dwarf fruit tree reaching 7 to 9 feet. The bark is smooth and brownish gray in color with white lenticels. Leaves are in an opposite arrangement and are dark green in the summer. The flowers are white and bloom in the spring. It produces one crop per year of large bright red cherries. The sour cherries are ready for harvest in June. The ‘North Star’ is self-pollinating. Ideally, cherry trees should get at least 6 hours of sunlight each day. Cherry trees do best in deep, well-draining soil that has a pH of 6.0-7.0. Space sweet cherries 35 to 40 feet apart; dwarfs, 5 to 10 feet apart. Space tart cherries 20 to 25 feet apart; dwarfs, 8 to 10 feet apart.