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Balaton™ Tart Cherry Tree

Prunus cerasus 'Balaton'
$10913 $13991
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Plant Highlights

Balaton™ Tart Cherry Tree highlights at a glance!

Plant Highlights

  • Brand
    Nature Hills' Choice
  • Botanical Name
    Prunus cerasus 'Balaton'
  • Growing Zones
    4-9
  • Mature Height
    12 - 15 feet
  • Mature Spread
    10 - 15 feet
  • Sun Exposure
    Full Sun
  • Moisture
    Moderate
  • Soil
    Well-Drained
  • Growth Rate
    Medium
  • Pollinator Friendly
    Yes
  • Pollinator Required
    No
  • Fragrant
    Yes
  • Pruning Time
    When Dormant
  • Bloom Period
    Early Spring, Late Spring
  • Harvest Time
    Late Season

Beautifully deep red skin and flesh are the hallmarks of Balaton™ Tart Cherry (Prunus cerasus 'Balaton'). For a sour pie cherry, Balaton™ is quite high in natural sugar, and you'll love not needing to add a drop of red food coloring! This Hungarian cultivar more than earns its place in the backyard orchard with its rich, well-balanced flavor and Morello-style fruit!

The high pigmentation throughout the fruit creates gorgeously colored juice, pies, preserves and syrup! Juice it or dry your harvest for healthy antioxidants to help with inflammation! Measuring in at over 16 Brix sugar content, Balaton™ is best described as "sweet-tart" so this versatile choice is exceptional for wine, in baked goods and can be enjoyed fresh from your tree! It's best known as a supreme pie cherry!

Bursting into spring with drifts of pure white, fragrant blossoms, this cold-hardy Cherry tree is a partially self-pollinating cultivar, so you can grow fruit from a single tree! However, if you plant them with another Cherry tree as a pollination partner; you gain more cherries from both trees!

Planting and Application:

Grow several together as a high-density hedgerow that provides both privacy for you and shelter and food for songbirds. Space them from three to five feet apart from center to center and keep them summer pruned for size control for screening. A grouping provides shade and bountiful fruit!

Of course, you'll also love the looks of Balaton™ in your landscape. From their white spring blooms for pollinators to the jewel-toned fruit, Balaton™ is a charming tree for both front and back yard ornamental edible flowering landscaping! Winter brings a new dimension to the tree as the picturesque branching can really show off!

  • Sweet-Tart Richly Colored Fruit - Resists Cracking
  • Pies, Jam, Juice, Dried & Fresh Eating
  • Late Season Harvest
  • Fragrant Pure White Blossoms
  • Partially Self-Fruitful

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Fruit trees do best with well-drained soil, good air circulation and full sun with at least six hours of sunlight a day. Be sure to include symbiotic Nature Hills Root Booster when planting for the life-long support of the tiny feeder roots.

  • Full Sun
  • Moderate Regular Moisture & Fertility
  • Loves Mulched, Well-Drained Sites
  • Prune When Dormant
  • 600-800 Chill Hours

You'll love the four-season beauty and landscape versatility of this incredible sweet-tart Balaton™ Tart Cherry Tree! So order yours today and start enjoying healthful, delicious fruit as soon as possible!


Recommended Pollinators: North Star, Black York or Montmorency

Balaton™ Tart Cherry Tree
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Balaton™ Tart Cherry Tree

$10913 $13991

Beautifully deep red skin and flesh are the hallmarks of Balaton™ Tart Cherry (Prunus cerasus 'Balaton'). For a sour pie cherry, Balaton™ is quite high in natural sugar, and you'll love not needing to add a drop of red food coloring! This Hungarian cultivar more than earns its place in the backyard orchard with its rich, well-balanced flavor and Morello-style fruit!

The high pigmentation throughout the fruit creates gorgeously colored juice, pies, preserves and syrup! Juice it or dry your harvest for healthy antioxidants to help with inflammation! Measuring in at over 16 Brix sugar content, Balaton™ is best described as "sweet-tart" so this versatile choice is exceptional for wine, in baked goods and can be enjoyed fresh from your tree! It's best known as a supreme pie cherry!

Bursting into spring with drifts of pure white, fragrant blossoms, this cold-hardy Cherry tree is a partially self-pollinating cultivar, so you can grow fruit from a single tree! However, if you plant them with another Cherry tree as a pollination partner; you gain more cherries from both trees!

Planting and Application:

Grow several together as a high-density hedgerow that provides both privacy for you and shelter and food for songbirds. Space them from three to five feet apart from center to center and keep them summer pruned for size control for screening. A grouping provides shade and bountiful fruit!

Of course, you'll also love the looks of Balaton™ in your landscape. From their white spring blooms for pollinators to the jewel-toned fruit, Balaton™ is a charming tree for both front and back yard ornamental edible flowering landscaping! Winter brings a new dimension to the tree as the picturesque branching can really show off!

  • Sweet-Tart Richly Colored Fruit - Resists Cracking
  • Pies, Jam, Juice, Dried & Fresh Eating
  • Late Season Harvest
  • Fragrant Pure White Blossoms
  • Partially Self-Fruitful

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Fruit trees do best with well-drained soil, good air circulation and full sun with at least six hours of sunlight a day. Be sure to include symbiotic Nature Hills Root Booster when planting for the life-long support of the tiny feeder roots.

  • Full Sun
  • Moderate Regular Moisture & Fertility
  • Loves Mulched, Well-Drained Sites
  • Prune When Dormant
  • 600-800 Chill Hours

You'll love the four-season beauty and landscape versatility of this incredible sweet-tart Balaton™ Tart Cherry Tree! So order yours today and start enjoying healthful, delicious fruit as soon as possible!


Recommended Pollinators: North Star, Black York or Montmorency

Plant Size

  • 4-5 Feet Bareroot Semi-Dwarf Height
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