You want to plant a sweet cherry, but now you are faced with the question: "Is the half-tree right for me?" Here are some hints about the half-stem that can make your choice easier.

What makes the sweet cherry as a half stem?

Sweet cherries that have been grafted on a half-stem have a trunk that is between 1 and 1.20 m tall. The crown towers above it in a ball-like shape that gets wider with age. There are many sweet cherry varieties that have been grafted onto half stems. As a rule, you will mainly find half-stems in various tree nurseries online shops.

In order to obtain a half-stem sweet cherry, it must be grafted onto a slow-growing rootstock such as 'Gisela 3', 'Weirot' or 'Colt'. A strong-growing rootstock is used for the high stem.

What are the advantages of a half trunk?

Most gardeners these days plant semi-stems in their gardens-they know why. A half-stem of sweet cherries brings with it numerous advantages. For this reason, the standard tree was largely pushed out of the gardens…

A half-stem has the following advantages over a high-stem:

  • Krone is easier to reach e.g. B. for detecting diseases, harvesting and cutting
  • less planting distance is required (7 m are sufficient)
  • Also suitable for smaller gardens (60 square meters of space is enough)
  • less risk of accidents
  • first good yields after 5 years of standing

What are the disadvantages of a half trunk?

But a sweet cherry on a half-stem does not only bring advantages. There are also disadvantages compared to the standard tree. The sweet cherry is less persistent on a half-stem. It produces lower yields and there is not enough space under its crown to plant a sunny bed, shrubs or perennials. There is also no place for seating under the sweet cherry on the half-trunk.

tips and tricks

A sweet cherry on a half-stem can be raised to a standard. To do this, you need to remove all the lower branches every year. Over time you will get a standard.

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