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    Penny

    Penny sweet cherries
    Penny has received the RHS Award of Garden MeritPenny is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

    Penny is a large firm black English cherry with an excellent flavour.

    It is one of a number of new varieties which are very late ripening - mid to late August - making it a good choice for extending the fresh cherry season. It benefits from being trained as a fan on a south or west-facing wall.

    Trained Penny cherry trees for sale

    Next deliveries

    For delivery from December 2025

    • Tree form iconLarge Fan (starter) tree £42.50
      Supplied with 2 primary arms for training on as a fan. Approx mature size: 3m-4m wide and up to 2.5m high. bare-root.

    Growing and Training

    Penny is not self-fertile, so it needs a pollination partner and should not be planted as your only cherry tree - but any other self-fertile variety should be compatible. Commercial growers also use Kordia (another black cherry), Regina, Summer Sun, Skeena, Sweetheart, and Sunburst.


    Penny characteristics

    • Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
    • Flowering group3
    • Pollinating othersAverage
    • AwardsRHS AGM (current) - 2014
    • CroppingGood
    • Keeping1-3 days - keep in a fridge
    • Food usesEating fresh
    • Country of originUnited Kingdom
    • Period of origin1950 - 1999
    • Fruit colourBlack