Craig’s Crimson Cherry

Prunus avium ‘Craig’s Crimson’

Craig has good taste! This cultivar is a self fruitful natural semi dwarf. The fruit is dark red to nearly black, firm, medium-to-large in size with a wonderful spicy flavor.

It is grown on the new Newroot 1 Zaiger dwarf cherry rootstock and can be easily maintained at 6-8′ in height. 500-600 chill hours. 

Cold Hardy to USDA Zone: 5

Mature Height: 8′ (Dwarf)

Sun: Full Sun

Ripening Time: Mid Summer

Pollination: Self-Fertile

Rootstock: Newroot 1

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