Common Name: Cherry
Genus: Prunus
Species: avium
Cultivar: 'Napoleon'
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Full sun
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Moist
Height: 500cm
Spread: 500cm
Time to plant: September to November
Producing a good crop of reddish-yellow edible cherries, it can be grown on three different rootstocks, giving different heights to approximately 3m (10ft) high, 5m (15ft), or 6-9m (20-30ft), depending on your soil. The early spring blossom is white, and the leaves turn rust-orange in autumn. Note that you'll need a second, different cherry that flowers at the same time to get summer fruit. 'Napoleon' used to be commercially grown in Kent, being known as the 'Kent Nap', but the over-fussy supermarkets wanted a cherry that didn't bruise quite so easily.
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