Meteor Tart Cherry Rootstock/Size:Mazzard Full Size: 5-7 ft. Larger & More Branching (Pruned to 5 ft. for shipping)

Meteor Tart Cherry Rootstock/Size:Mazzard Full Size: 5-7 ft. Larger & More Branching (Pruned to 5 ft. for shipping)Overview Meteor is a tart (sour) cherry introduced in 1952 by the University of Minnesota fruit breeding program at Excelsior, Minnesota. It was developed for cold climates and later ripening than Montmorency. History & Parentage Extension and pomology references describe Meteor as a cross of Montmorency a Russian type selection. Fruit Quality & Uses Meteor produces medium sized, bright red tart cherries with clear juice and semi firm flesh, ripening

Edible Fruit

Tree Sizes and Rootstock

and a few select other areas that don’t see below -30F)

Its published parentage is the cross V51092 × Sun Glo

the above info is for Chestnut Applecrab

fall acclimation

We tried them for the first time during summer 2023

Plants are vigorous and productive

we offer several excellent mid-season bloom partners:

in which 2026 winter has not even dropped below zero for us in Western MT)

and visual culinary uses

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