Compact Stella Cherry Tree

The Stella Cherry comes from the John Innes Institute in Norwich England. In 1964, scientists a the Brookhaven National Laboratory irradiated the genome of dormant Stella scion wood producing a tree that grows to about ½ the size of the original Stella Cherry.

A smaller tree like the name suggests, the Compact Stella Cherry works well for orchards where space is a premium. Topping out at 10-15', this cherry grows well in higher spaces and is self fertile. It blooms in mid-Spring producing white clustered blooms that yield to deep ruby red fruit. The cherry itself is average size but saturated in color and is lovely to behold. 

USDA Zone: 5-8

Mature Height: Mazzard ~10-15' tall; Dwarf

Sun: Full Sun

Ripening Time: Mid June

Pollination: Semi-Self Fertile but but benefits from a pollinator nearby

Mazzard Rootstock Characteristics

As of July 20, 2025, we have ceased shipping bare root trees for the Spring 2025 Season. We will resume shipping bare root trees in November of 2025. We will assume all bare root trees order, unless otherwise stated in the product description, will ship in November. Please order accordingly.