Romeo Dwarf Cherry Tree

Not every love story has to end as sad as poor Romeo's - especially when it's the love story between the Romeo Dwarf Cherry Tree (Prunus cerasus 'Romeo') and you! Shipped to you as a multi-branched bushy shrub form but can be trained into a more single stemmed form if you desire.

Romeo is newly available to home gardeners in the US and is destined to win over the hearts of cherry lovers everywhere! Beginning with a profusion of classic white cherry blossoms in late spring, sometimes with a blush of pink, the floral show will draw admirers and pollinators galore!

The late summer to fall ripening fruit is deep crimson, juicy, meaty and delectable! Bred to resist splitting, the fruit is dark red through and through. You'll soon be harvesting pounds of fruit without sacrificing space!

Even though the shrub is small, the fruit is full-sized, glossy and has sugar levels that are off the charts for tart cherries. The fruit has a high flesh-to-pit ratio which means more fruit per pound without as much weight from the fruit pits. (More juicy fruit for you!)

The leaves feature pointed tips and serrated edges, plus the glossy green foliage is oval and ornate right until autumn when they take on a touch of fall color before dropping to reveal the amazing Cherry tree bark and wonderful branching structure.

Romeo Sweet cherries are great to eat fresh out of hand, but try it for baking, canning, juicing and especially wine-making!

How to Use Romeo Dwarf Cherry Tree In The Landscape

Just imagine stepping out onto your back patio and picking your own cherries for breakfast or revealing that sweet cherry pie at your next picnic!

Small and compact size, Romeo can be tucked into any existing garden or orchard with ease! Plant it in a border, bed or in your vegetable garden to provide a touch of shade and to call pollinators in by the droves.

Sized perfectly for planting on a sunny balcony and never too tall or large for rooftop gardening, or large container by the patio, this tidy and beautiful shrub fits anywhere with ease! You'll also be able to keep the shrub close at hand for easy harvest.

It looks great along a fence or as the fence itself! Shielding your view with a hedge that neither you nor your neighbors will mind being blocked by! Plant as a screening or privacy, or just to have an ornamental row of these lovely plants that just happen to provide loads of sweet, healthy fruit for you and your family and friends (your neighbors too if you let them).

Be on the cutting edge of landscape design and use Romeo in your edible landscaping and front garden beds instead of hiding all your goodies in the back yard. Highlighting plants, trees and shrubs that look beautiful, are easy care and just happens to provide bushels of food for your table!

These lovely shrubs fit wonderfully among beds and borders, both front and back yard planting sites and are even pretty enough to use as specimen plants and accents.

Of course, gardeners far north and in higher elevations can enjoy these juicy fruits without worry the harsh winters will damage their trees! Cold hardy down to USDA zones 3, Romeo is incredibly hardy!

Snip a few branches in early spring to force the blooms indoors, allowing your floral arrangements to get a head start on spring. There's a good reason why there are entire Cherry Blossom Festivals devoted to these gorgeous blossoms!

The display of spring blooms, wonderful branching and foliage, and the dark crimson gems that appear in late summer to autumn, makes Romeo a plant for all seasons!

The sweet dark cherries are fantastic in all your favorite recipes and the fruit and juice are both loaded with health benefits!

#ProPlantTips For Care

These trees do best in full sun, this way you'll enjoy the most blooms and best fruit! Thriving in 6-8 hours of direct sunlight a day, anything less and you will have a weaker, spindly plant and fewer tasty fruit.

Exceptionally cold-hardy, thriving in USDA growing zones 3-7, much further north than other cherries of its type. Romeo does amazing in some very harsh conditions. Add Nature Hills Root Booster while planting for a life-long symbiotic relationship with the tiny feeder roots.

Without much preference on what type of soil it's planted in, any well-drained soil will do, however, enriching your site with lots of organic matter and compost will give your Romeo Cherry a boost.

Romeo is easy to care for and easy to harvest. For best results, fertilize your tree regularly with Dr. Earth Fruit Tree Fertilizer or a good organic, slow-release fertilizer.

Give it an even amount of watering to keep the soil moisture consistent, especially when growing fruit and in times of drought. Mulch the root system surface well to provide more even soil moisture and to insulate the roots from heat and cold.

With a medium growth rate, this low-maintenance shrub won't need much work from you. Occasional pruning to keep an open canopy and allow airflow and sunshine into the interior, and late winter pruning for shaping and removing damaged, diseased or dead limbs is all that is needed.

While self-pollinating, you’ll get a much larger crop if you pair your Romeo with a pollinator partner. Who better for Romeo than pairing it with the sweet Juliet Dwarf Cherry Tree for a true match made in heaven in your garden this year! You'll fall in love with the larger harvest from the pair of them grown near each other. They were indeed made for each other!

Order a Romeo Dwarf Cherry Tree from NatureHills.com today and start your own romance, only this time with a much happier ending!