Item Number: FT085
Black Tartarian Cherry Tree
Rich flavor, deep heritage
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Description
Description
Black Tartarian is the kind of heirloom cherry that gives a home orchard instant old-fashioned character. Its medium-to-large, heart-shaped cherries mature to a dramatic deep purplish black, hiding soft, exceptionally juicy flesh with an intense honeyed sweetness. The fruit is especially memorable eaten fresh in the garden, when its tender texture and aromatic flavor are at their best. Because the crop ripens early, Black Tartarian can open the sweet-cherry season before many later favorites are ready. The tree is equally appealing in spring, covering its branches with white blossoms that draw bees and brighten the landscape. Vigorous growth and dependable bloom have also made this variety a valued pollinizer in mixed cherry plantings. Gardeners who appreciate historic fruit, lush flavor, and an orchard tree with both beauty and practical partnership value will find plenty to love here. Black Tartarian was known in Europe as Circassian Black before nurseries adopted the Black Tartarian name in English-speaking markets.
Give Black Tartarian full sun, well-drained soil, and good airflow. Maxma 14 rootstock provides a manageable semi-dwarf framework while retaining productive vigor. The tender fruit is best picked promptly when fully colored, and netting may be useful where birds are active.
Black Tartarian is not self-fruitful and should bloom with another compatible sweet cherry. The confirmed sheet notes any other compatible sweet cherry; Bing, Rainier, Stella, Lapins, or Van are useful choices from this collection.
Black Tartarian Cherry Tree Details
- Fruit: Medium-to-large, heart-shaped cherries that mature deep purplish black
- Flavor and texture: Very sweet, aromatic, soft, and exceptionally juicy
- Best uses: Best for fresh eating; also excellent for preserves and desserts
- Harvest: Mid- to late May
- USDA zones: 5–7
- Chill hours: About 700–800 hours
- Tree size: Semi-dwarf on Maxma 14 rootstock
- Rootstock: Maxma 14
- Pollination: Requires another compatible sweet cherry
- Recommended pollinizers or companions: Bing, Rainier, Stella, Lapins, or Van
- Special care: Full sun, well-drained soil, balanced pruning, and prompt harvest of tender ripe fruit
- Something Special: Black Tartarian was known in Europe as Circassian Black before nurseries adopted the Black Tartarian name in English-speaking markets.
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Eligible trees may be combined within the BareRoot Trees shipping group. Potted plants, perennial bare roots, and fall perennials are tracked in separate shipping groups and do not count toward these thresholds.
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Shipping Information
Shipping Information
Cannot ship to the following states: HI, AK, PR, GU, VI
Shipping Weight: 5.0 lb
Dimensions: 47.5"L x 7.3"W x 2.75"H
Features
Features
- Bare Root
- Suited to Cold Climates
Characteristics
Characteristics
Planting & Care
Planting & Care
Useful Information
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Guarantee
Guarantee
Limited Dormant Tree & Plant Guarantee
* Claim deadline is June 15th
We guarantee that your dormant tree or plant will arrive in good, viable condition. If your tree arrives in substandard condition, notify us within 3 days of delivery. Please email pictures of the box, inside packaging, the tree and its roots to helpdesk@groworganic.com. We will investigate your claim and process a request to exchange or refund the damaged product.
If your dormant tree or plant has not grown new leaves by June 15th, you may be eligible for our Limited Dormant Tree & Plant Guarantee. This guarantee provides for a store credit for the purchase price of the tree, excluding shipping. Please see the Instructions below.
Important Dates:
- April 1st Dormant trees/plants must be planted in the ground
- May 15th Perform scratch test, if no new leaves have grown
- June 15th Deadline to apply for a dormant tree/plant credit
All required documentation must be received by June 15th for your claim to be considered. Claims or documentation received after June 15th will be denied, without exception. Instructions listed below
Terms and Conditions
We cannot guarantee that your tree or plant will remain alive and healthy after it is received, or bear fruit as there are too many variables in your environment that are beyond our control (i.e. soil preparation, weed and pest control, proper irrigation, chill hours, compatible hardiness for your growing zone, proper choice of pollinator, extreme weather, rodent damage, disease, etc.).
We cannot guarantee that we will be able to provide a replacement tree/plant of the same species either that same growing season or in future years. Customers are responsible for all shipping fees associated with replacement trees and plants.
If we determine that the tree you purchased directly from us is not viable, we will issue you a store credit (not a refund) for the purchase price of the affected dormant tree or plant. Shipping is not included in the dormant tree/plant guarantee. Store credits can be used to purchase any product we sell and are valid for use only until July 1st of the following year.
Historically, 98% of our dormant trees and plants grow and thrive when they have been cared for and planted using our growing guides. Dormant trees and plants must be planted in the ground by April 1st in order to be eligible for credit. If the ground in your area is still frozen solid, you may temporarily plant your tree or plant in a pot.
Potted, non-dormant trees or plants are excluded from this guarantee as they are not dormant at the time of shipment. Evergreen trees such as citrus, avocado and olive trees are not available for credit under the Dormant Tree and Plant Guarantee.
Instructions
We guarantee that your dormant fruit tree or plant will leaf out, if you care for it according to our growing guides. In the unlikely event that your dormant tree or plant does not have leaves by May 15th, follow these simple steps to apply for a store credit:
Before you call or email, please perform a “scratch test” to determine if the tree or plant is still alive. This video shows how to check for live tissue under the bark. Scratch tests need to be done a few inches above and below the graft.
Green Cambium Layer / Living Trees
If the cambium layer under the bark is green, give your tree a little more time. It is still alive, but hasn’t come out of dormancy yet. Check to make sure that it is getting the right amount of deep root water, enough sunlight and that the weather is warm enough for that type of tree/plant to come out of dormancy. Every tree has its own personality and will come out of dormancy at different times. Be sure to submit the required documentation listed below by June 15th, if it doesn’t grow leaves.
Brown Cambium Layer / Dead Trees
If the scratch test shows a brown cambium layer or if your dormant tree/plant doesn’t have leaves by June 1st, please email us at helpdesk@groworganic.com. All required documentation listed below must be received by June 15th for your claim to be considered. To be considered for the guarantee claim, all required documentation must be received by June 15th. Incomplete submissions will be denied.
Required Documentation
- Order number
- Name of dormant tree/plant and the quantity affected
- Photos of each tree or plant showing:
- The roots (tree or plant must be pulled out of the ground)
- The scratch test areas
- The entire tree/plant
We reserve the right to not issue credit for items that have already been replaced. We also reserve the right to require photographic evidence that the tree/plant was not killed by root rot, rodent or mechanical damage.
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Some of the best people to do business with. Trees arrived safely and perfectly packaged. Very happy. Will buy more soon
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I’ve ordered cherry trees 2 years in a row that have died (4 trees in total). I planted them per the instructions both times but no luck. The peach tree is doing well.
Leafed out nicely. Growth was stopped by Japanese beetles though
I just got the tree a couple months ago. It came much larger then expected over 1" cal. It has already leafed out and growing great even has a few blooms on it. I have had bad experiences with other online tree companies either getting wrong tree, dead trees, pour quality and/or small trees. But from now on this is where I will buy all my trees. Thanks
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