{"product_id":"prunus-avium-stella","title":"Prunus avium 'Stella' (Semi Dwarf Cherry)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStella\u003c\/strong\u003e is the original self-fertile sweet cherry, bred at Summerland Research Station in BC in 1968, dark red heart-shaped fruit with rich Lambert-style flavor. Prunus avium is the cultivated sweet cherry, originating in Europe, western Asia, North Africa and grown for centuries for its fruit. It is not native to North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloom and harvest in the PNW.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bloom is mid to late-mid season, with fruit ripening late June to early July in Oregon and Washington orchards. Site in full sun with good air drainage to reduce disease pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePollination.\u003c\/strong\u003e Stella is self-fertile: a single tree will set fruit. Compatible partners (self-fertile (also pollinates many other sweet cherries; not a reliable pollenizer for Bing)) increase yields.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePNW disease and care.\u003c\/strong\u003e Stella was the first commercially viable self-fertile sweet cherry and remains the easiest single-tree sweet cherry for PNW backyards. The species-level disease pressures to plan for are brown rot (Monilinia laxa), bacterial canker, cherry leaf spot, and powdery mildew. Cherry fruit fly and spotted wing drosophila are the major insect pressures. Net trees against birds at color change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNative fruiting alternatives:\u003c\/strong\u003e If you also want to support PNW birds and pollinators with regionally native fruit, consider \u003cem\u003eAmelanchier alnifolia\u003c\/em\u003e (Saskatoon serviceberry), \u003cem\u003eVaccinium ovatum\u003c\/em\u003e (evergreen huckleberry), \u003cem\u003eMalus fusca\u003c\/em\u003e (Pacific crabapple), or \u003cem\u003ePrunus virginiana\u003c\/em\u003e (chokecherry). These provide bird food, pollinator support, and Indigenous food heritage in your landscape alongside your orchard fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dragonfly Farm \u0026 Nursery","offers":[{"title":"5-gallon \/ Van's Nursery","offer_id":44009486188632,"sku":"01308044","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/dragonflyfarmlanglois.com\/products\/prunus-avium-stella","provider":"Dragonfly Farm \u0026 Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}