Pair of pollinators for colourful cherry trees with bare roots

This pair of colourful cherry trees with bare roots brings together the varieties 'Bigarreau Napoleon', with red and yellow bicoloured fruits, and 'Pigeon Heart', whose cherries are a beautiful light red. Planted in the same garden, these two cherry trees bloom at the same time, from late March to mid-April, and they pollinate each other, guaranteeing a bountiful and colourful harvest in June. November is the best month of the year to plant bare root fruit trees.

This pair consists of:

- 1 x 'Bigarreau Napoleon' Cherry Tree: a vigorous variety, producing heart-shaped fruits with white and juicy flesh, and yellow skin tinged with red. They attract few birds. The flowering starts in late March and the harvest begins from early June. These cherries are excellent when prepared in syrup, eau-de-vie or in a clafoutis, for example.

- x1 'Heart of Pigeon' Cherry Tree: this vigorous variety produces large heart-shaped fruits, sweet, with firm and crunchy yellow flesh, slightly acidic, and with shiny light red skin. Harvest in June. The tree often exceeds 6m (20ft) in height and width.

Tagged separately, with bare roots.

The 'Bigarreau' Cherry Tree belongs to the Rosaceae family. It is a deciduous tree of medium size, reaching 5 to 10m (16 to 33ft) in height at maturity. Hardy, it can withstand temperatures down to -20°C (1°F), while the flowers fear spring frosts and are damaged from -2°C (28.4°F). Its rounded habit offers a beautiful shaded space, very pleasant during the summer. Its alternate toothed leaves are shiny and dark green, then take on a lovely reddish hue in autumn before falling. Adapted to all regions of central Europe, the cherry tree can be planted on a short grass meadow, in the back of a flower bed or within an orchard. The cherries are rich in vitamin C, minerals and trace elements. Enjoy them right after picking or, if the harvest is abundant, use them to make pies, clafoutis, jams and preserves.

Very hardy in most regions of France, the Cherry Tree tolerates winter cold more easily than summer heat. The flowers can be damaged during spring frosts, so it is recommended to plant cherry trees in a sheltered position, facing west and protected from cold winds in regions that experience quite significant late frosts.

A fruit tree trained in a goblet shape does not have a central leader (vertical main stem), but branches radiating from its trunk. This particular shape allows for good penetration of sunlight and air into the branches, which promotes the development and ripening of the fruits, while limiting the development of diseases.