Lapins

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• Self-fertility: Self-fertile
• Awards: RHS AGM (current) 2014

Lapins is a large dark red juicy cherry with a mild sweet/sharp flavour, and will appeal to those who like cherries but prefer a milder flavour.

It is one of the best cherry varieties for the UK garden, heavy cropping, quite vigorous, and easy to grow.

Lapins is self-fertile and can be considered an improved Stella (which is one of its parents). It is well-regarded by commercial growers because it crops reliably and the fruit is large and of good quality.

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Trained Lapins cherry trees for sale

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For delivery from December 2025

• Medium 1-year tree £27.00
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Growing and Training

Lapins is one of the modern self-fertile cherries developed in Canada, and a very good pollinator for other varieties if they flower at the same time. It is one of the heavier-cropping cherries, and comes into bearing at an early age - therefore a good choice if you want a large cherry tree on the Colt rootstock.

It grows with a characteristic habit - noticeably more upright than the spreading form of most cherries.

Lapins responds well to fruit thinning and/or measures to encourage growth and leaf production. This improves fruit quality and fruit size.

Lapins requires very little winter chilling hours and is therefore a good variety for warmer climates.

For UK growers, the main requirement is to make sure it is planted in a sheltered spot in full sun.

Lapins characteristics

• Self-fertilitySelf-fertile
• Flowering group2
• Pollinating othersAverage
• AwardsRHS AGM (current) - 2014
• CroppingHeavy
• Keeping1-3 days
• Food usesEating fresh
• Country of originCanada
• Period of origin1950 - 1999
• Fruit colourRed