About Northstar Tart Cherry

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Origin

Europe, Asia

Types

Fruit

Number of Varieties

300

Rank: 28 (Overall)

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Habitat

Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Sunset Zone

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm

Rank: 84 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

240.00 cm

Rank: 64 (Overall)

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Dark Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Simple lobed or unlobed

Thorns

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21% - Fruits Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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35% - Fruits Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Birds

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single, Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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81% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

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96% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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59% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

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57% - Fruits Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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17% - Fruits Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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13% - Fruits Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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23% - Fruits Garden Plants

Showy Bark

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10% - Fruits Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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5% - Fruits Garden Plants

Invasive

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2% - Fruits Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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51% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Anaphylaxis, gastro-intestinal problems, Itchiness, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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99% - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Anti-oxidant, Gout, Insomnia, Soothing and relieving pain

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Other Uses

Air freshner, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Cake, Edible syrup, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used to make juice

Used As Indoor Plant

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18% - Fruits Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PRUNUS cerasus 'Northstar'

Common Name

Northstar Tart Cherry, Pie Cherry 'Northstar'

In Hindi

आलूबालू

In German

Northstar Tart Cherry

In French

Northstar Tart Cherry

In Spanish

Cereza

In Greek

Northstar Tart Cherry

In Portuguese

Northstar Tart Cherry

In Polish

Northstar Tart Cherry

In Latin

Northstar Tart Cherry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Rosaceae

Genus

Prunus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Northstar Tart Cherry

Want to know the properties of Northstar Tart Cherry? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Northstar Tart Cherry is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Anaphylaxis, gastro-intestinal problems, Itchiness and Skin irritation. Northstar Tart Cherry Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: anti-inflammatory, Anti-oxidant, Gout, Insomnia and Soothing and relieving pain

Part of plant used: Flowers and Fruits

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Northstar Tart Cherry Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Northstar Tart Cherry. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Northstar Tart Cherry physical information is as follows: 180.00 cm tall and 240.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Simple lobed or unlobed. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White

Leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Northstar Tart Cherry

Taking Northstar Tart Cherry Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Northstar Tart Cherry include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Northstar Tart Cherry

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Northstar Tart Cherry is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Northstar Tart Cherry is a very important plant from Fruits. There are 300 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Fruit. This plant's habitat is Temperate Regions and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.