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Penny

Penny
Penny has received the RHS Award of Garden MeritPenny is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Awards: RHS AGM (current) 2014

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

  • Tree form iconLarge Fan (starter) tree £45.00
    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.
    Sold-out for this season

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