Montmorency Tart Cherry Rootstock/Size:Mahaleb Semi-Standard (1 year older): 3-4 ft.

Montmorency Tart Cherry Rootstock/Size:Mahaleb Semi-Standard (1 year older): 3-4 ft.Overview One of the most famous tart cherries and most widely grown in the US, Montmorency is thought to have originated in the Montmorency Valley just north of Paris, where it was named after a noble family that had grown it since the 13th century. French settlers moving up the St. Lawrence River Valley toward the Great Lakes brought it to the New World around 1760, or perhaps earlier. Although the literature on Montmorency does not indicate why

where it imparts a natural pink hue

Dearborn’s Unknown

Bud 118 meanwhile

these Jules Nankings come in several different sizes—both with really nice root systems and lots of fine root hairs

Thriving in Cold Climates

these pears will thrive across much of Montana—except in some of the more brutal areas east of the Divide

To be conservative — and until we observe real-world Montana performance — Blue Pearmain should be able to withstand –35°F as an absolute extreme

making it a favorite among cold-climate growers

The variety entered commercial trade in the late 1800s

Snowsweet is expected to be comparable in hardiness to Honeycrisp and Haralson

Despite several setbacks in grafting this variety (entirely due to our own errors)

it also provides viable pollen to other diploid apples when bloom overlaps