Editing Morello cherry (section)

==Description==
The tree is weak to medium-growing with thin shoots and a shrub-like growth habit.

It is (usually) self-fertile and therefore does not require a pollinator for fruit set, but can pollinate other late-flowering cherry varieties.<ref name="Schuster2013"/>

===Fruit===
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Fruit occurs only on year-old shoots.
The fruit stalk is of medium length at around {{convert|40|mm|abbr=on}} and usually has one or more leaflets. The drupe is large to very large at around 21&nbsp;mm and 5.3&nbsp;grams, roundish to slightly oval, depending on the yield. The colour of the firm skin has a matt sheen. It is initially red and turns darker to blackish red when fully ripe. The flesh is soft and very juicy and dark red. Despite the high sugar content and a pH value of 3.4, it has a distinctly sour taste, which is intensified even more by cooking. The stone is relatively large at around {{convert|12.5|mm|abbr=on}}, elongated-oval in shape, separates very easily from the flesh and usually remains attached to the stalk. The fruit ripens in cherry weeks 8 to 9.<ref name="LWG">{{cite web |title=Sauerkirsche |url=https://www.lwg.bayern.de/gartenbau/obstbau/085474/ |website=lwg.bayern.de |language=de}}</ref>

===Site and soil===
The tree is undemanding and also suitable for cool and cold locations, but is sensitive to heat and drought. It is susceptible to ''[[Monilinia]]'' [[tip blight]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/obstbauimgartene00vani|title=Obstbau im Garten : ein Leitfaden für d. Obstbau im Klein-, Siedler-, Haus- u. ländlichen Nutzgarten|first=Karl-Heinz|last=Vanicek|date=10 March 1956|publisher=Berlin : Dt. Landwirtschaftsverl.|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> It prefers a semi-shady location.