Albalu

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• Self-fertility: Self-fertile

Albalu is an acid or culinary cherry, with a strong cherry flavour, and ideal for making cherry jams and pies.

Albalu originates from Iran, where there is a long tradition of using acid cherries.

It ripens in the middle of the culinary cherry season, a few weeks ahead of the well-known Morello cherry.

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Trained Albalu cherry trees for sale

Sorry we have not produced any trees of this variety this season.

Growing and Training

Despite its middle-eastern origins, Albalu is very well-suited to the UK climate.

Albalu is very easy to train as a fan on a trellis or against a wall, and while it does best in full sun, it should still be productive even on a north-facing aspect.

Albalu characteristics

• Self-fertilitySelf-fertile
• Flowering group5
• Picking period (southern UK)late July
• CroppingGood
• KeepingDoes not keep
• Food usesCulinary
• Disease resistanceGood
• Country of originIran
• Fruit colourRed - dark

Similar varieties

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  Morello
  Morello is a traditional late-season acid or sour-cherry. It's a good choice if you need a trained tree for a north-facing situation.