Montmorency Cherry

North America's Favourite Sour Cherry

The Montmorency is the most widely grown sour cherry in North America — and for good reason. Bright red, tangy, and intensely flavourful, it's the go-to cherry for pies, jams, juice, and preserves. Extremely cold hardy and a prolific producer, it's one of the most reliable fruit trees you can plant in an Ontario garden.

Why Gardeners Love It

• 🍒 The classic pie cherry — bright, tangy flavour perfect for baking, jams, and juice
• 🌿 Prolific producer — heavy, reliable crops that will keep you busy at harvest
• ❄️ Exceptionally cold hardy — one of the toughest fruit trees for Ontario winters
• 🌱 Self-fertile — produces a good crop on its own, no second tree required
• 🌱 Supplied bare root — plant in early spring for best results

Pollination

Self-fertile — one tree will produce on its own. For a significantly larger harvest, plant alongside another cherry variety. More pollinators = more bounty! Other cherry varieties from our collection work well as companions.

Growing Notes

Prefers full sun. Water regularly in the first season. Ripens in late June to early July — one of the earliest cherries to harvest. Hardiness Zone: 3–5 — well suited to Ontario growing conditions.