CHERRY ROMEO

Height: 8 feet
Spread: 4 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 2a
Description:
A wonderful new introduction with fruit that is excellent for juicing and has good eating and processing qualities; this vigorous and hardy shrub is lovely as a garden accent or focal point as well
Edible Qualities
Romeo Cherry is a medium-sized shrub that is typically grown for its edible qualities. It produces crimson round fruit (technically 'drupes') with red flesh which are usually ready for picking in mid summer. Note that the fruits have hard inedible pits inside which must be removed before eating or processing. The fruits have a sweet taste and a fleshy texture.
The fruit are most often used in the following ways:
- Fresh Eating
- Baking
- Preserves
- Wine-Making
- Canning
Features & Attributes
Romeo Cherry features showy clusters of fragrant white flowers along the branches in mid spring. It has green deciduous foliage. The glossy oval leaves turn yellow in fall. The fruits are showy crim