Cherry Prunus Avium Kordia Heavy Half Standard 12/14cm Girth

Prunus avium ‘Kordia’ 

Productive, compact, and highly ornamental, the Prunus avium ‘Kordia’ is a superb way to grow sweet cherries in a small space. Trained into an elegant double-U shape on a clear stem, it provides a decorative framework that’s both space-saving and highly fruitful.

‘Kordia’ is an outstanding late-season dessert cherry, producing large, glossy deep red to almost black fruit with a firm texture and rich, sweet flavour. Its blossom is equally attractive in spring, with clusters of pure white flowers that cover the branches before the leaves appear.

Perfect for walls, fences, or patios, offering height and structure while remaining manageable in size. This trained form is ideal for modern gardens, where space is limited but productivity and elegance are equally valued.

Growing conditions:

• Position: Full sun for best fruiting and flavour

• Soil: Fertile, moist but well-drained soil

• Aspect: Hardy in the UK; best in a sheltered site to protect blossom from late frosts

• Pollination: Requires a compatible pollinator (flowering group 4)

• Care: Prune in summer after fruiting to maintain trained shape and encourage next year’s crop

Key features:

• Decorative and highly productive

• Large, dark red to black dessert cherries with sweet flavour

• Masses of white spring blossom

• Space-saving, elegant, and ideal for walls, fences, or patios

• Hardy and manageable in UK gardens