Brooks Sweet Cherry Tree

Prunus avium 'Brooks'

$149⁹⁹

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Understanding Plant Options

Nature Hills offers plants in two main formats:

Container Plants: Grown in pots with soil, sized by container volume and plant age
Bare Root Plants: Dormant plants without soil, sized by height measurements

Container Plant Sizes

Container sizes indicate plant age and growing capacity rather than liquid volume equivalents. Our containers follow industry-standard nursery "trade gallon" specifications, which differ from standard liquid gallon measurements.

Young Plants (6 months to 18 months old)

Container Size	Actual Volume	Metric Equivalent
2" x 2" x 3"	0.18 - 0.21 dry quarts	0.20 - 0.23 dry liters
4" Container	0.31 - 0.87 dry quarts	0.35 - 0.96 dry liters
4.5" Container	0.65 dry quarts	0.72 dry liters
6" Container	1.4 dry quarts	1.59 dry liters
1 Quart	1 dry quart	1.1 dry liters
5.5" Container	1.89 dry quarts	2.08 dry liters

Established Plants (18 months to 2.5 years old)

Container Size	Actual Volume	Metric Equivalent
2 Quart	2 dry quarts	2.2 dry liters
#1 Container	2.26 - 3.73 dry quarts	2.49 - 4.11 dry liters
5" x 5" x 12"	3.5 - 4.3 dry quarts	3.85 - 4.74 dry liters

Mature Plants (2-4 years old)

Container Size	Actual Volume	Metric Equivalent
#2 Container	1.19 - 1.76 dry gallons	5.24 - 7.75 dry liters
#3 Container	2.15 - 2.76 dry gallons	8.14 - 12.16 dry liters

Large Plants (3-5 years old)

Container Size	Actual Volume	Metric Equivalent
#5 Container	2.92 - 4.62 dry gallons	12.86 - 20.35 dry liters
#6 Container	5.25 - 6.01 dry gallons	23.12 - 26.42 dry liters
#7 Container	5.98 - 6.53 dry gallons	26.34 - 28.76 dry liters

Bare Root Plants

Bare root plants are sold by height from the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may exceed minimum height requirements.

Common Sizes:

Trees: 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, 4 feet, 5 feet, 6 feet
Shrubs & Perennials: 1 foot, 18 inches, 2 feet

Important Notes

Container Volume Specifications

Trade Gallon Standard: Our containers follow industry-standard "trade gallon" specifications established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z60.1) for nursery stock
Volume Variations: Actual soil volume may vary due to plant root systems and growing medium settlement
Age Indicators: Container size primarily indicates plant age and maturity rather than liquid volume equivalents

Growing Conditions

Plant size can vary based on variety and growing conditions
Container size helps indicate plant maturity and establishment level
Larger containers generally mean more established root systems and faster landscape establishment

Seasonal Availability

Bare root plants are available seasonally when dormant
Container plants are available throughout the growing season
Specific varieties may have limited availability in certain sizes

Questions?

For questions about specific plant sizes or availability, please contact our plant experts who can help you choose the right size for your landscape needs.

Plant Highlights

Brooks Sweet Cherry Tree highlights at a glance!

Specifications

Brand

Nature Hills' Choice
Botanical Name

Prunus avium 'Brooks'
Growing Zones

8-9
Mature Height

15 - 20 feet
Mature Spread

15 - 20 feet
Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Moisture

Medium
Soil

Well Drained Soil
Growth Rate

Medium
Fall Color

Yellow
Pollinator Friendly

Yes
Pollinator Required

Yes
Fragrant

Yes
Pruning Time

Late Winter
Bloom Period

Early Spring, Late Spring

Growing Zones 8-9

Find Your Growing Zone!

The sweet and delicious Brooks Cherry Tree (Prunus avium 'Brooks') is a large, firm red cherry that tolerates hot climates! It has a well-balanced sweetness with both rich complex flavor and a perfectly sweet-tart blackberry-like finish. Start the year with fresh green spring foliage and pink buds that burst open into darling white blooms! Pollinators will flock to these in droves!

After the gorgeous blooms fade, you'll be sitting on the edge of your seat watching the fruit ripen and turn a brilliant red among the glossy, long pointed green leaves that fill out this tree! Shiny red-skinned fruit are smooth and ripen around May - June each year depending on your growing zone! You'll enjoy pies, pastries, smoothies, ice cream, preserves and bowls of fresh eating homegrown goodness if you can beat the birds to your harvest.

The Brooks Sweet Cherry is not self-fertile and will need a partner tree to boost pollination. Try a Rainier to increase your harvest. No room for two trees? Try high-density planting techniques or prune your trees smaller to suit your space! Best in areas without high humidity and large amounts of rainfall, these perform incredibly in USDA hardiness zones 4-9.

Planting and Application:

Brooks forms a good-sized shade tree and is an impressive flowering ornamental when the bountiful drifts of white blossoms explode. You'll stop traffic each spring and again when the glossy red gems are dangling on every branch! Growing 15-20 feet in mature height and mature width! You can always prune these smaller for easier harvesting or for tucking into established landscapes and orchards.

Cherry Trees like Brooks form beautiful canopies and branching, plus lovely bark color for winter interest. The limbs cast ample shade over garden beds and borders, and provide dense screening and privacy when used in groups and hedgerows or even windbreaks that serve as double-duty edible landscaping ornamental flowering trees!

Sweet White Blossoms
Ruby Red Glossy Fruit Ripens May-June
Glossy Green Foliage
Sweet-Tart Rich Complex Flavor
Requires a Pollinator Partner

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Cherry Trees do best in full sun, the more the merrier! Enjoy more blooms and therefore fruit in a minimum of 6 hours of direct sunlight a day. Plant your tree in well-drained, fertile and highly organic soil with a 3-4 inch layer of arborist mulch over the root system. Prune while dormant to remove dead, broken or diseased branches and to open the canopy for air circulation and size control.

Full Sun
Moderate Consistent Moisture
Any Fertile Well-Drained Soil
Prune Late Winter to Early Spring
400 - 600 Chill Hours

Brooks Cherry Tree is an incredible blooming and fruiting ornamental tree with sweet and juicy fruit you and your family will love! Order your heat-tolerant trees and get your orchard delivered to your doorstep by the expert fruit tree growers at NatureHills.com!

Recommended Pollinator: Rainier