Prunus avium 'NAPOLEON'
Prunus avium 'NAPOLEON'
bigarreau cherry
SIZE/TYPE |
medium-sized tree |
USUAL HEIGHT |
3-6m |
USUAL WIDTH |
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LEAVES |
deciduous broadleaf |
COLOUR OF LEAVES |
green |
FLOWERS |
showy |
COLOUR OF FLOWERS |
white
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BLOOMING TIME |
April - May
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LOCATION |
full sun |
WINTER PROTECTION |
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FOR ZONE 5+6 |
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FOR ZONE 7 |
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BELONGS TO CATEGORIES |
Fruit trees
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Napoleon is a mid-season variety of sweet bigarreau cherry. Its fruit ripens in early July. Fruit is large, heart-shaped, yellow and red, getting deeper red as it matures on the tree. The flesh is aromatic, sweet, and has excellent taste. It needs protection from cherry-worms.
It belongs to the hardiest varieties. It is not self-fertile and if it is given a pollinator nearby it is a heavy and reliable. One of the best pollinators is Van. It likes slightly acidic, moist soil. Fully hardy.
Last update 24-11-2008
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- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
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