Type
sweet, self-fertile
Cherry variety
Stella Cherry
One of the best-known self-fertile sweet cherries, producing large, dark fruit with good flavor. It can also pollinate many other sweet cherry cultivars.
Season
mid summer
Best for
small home orchards and fresh eating
About Stella
Stella is a dark red to black sweet cherry notable as one of the first widely grown self-fertile sweet cherry cultivars. The fruit is large, firm, and sweet.
Growing Stella Cherry
Stella is self-fertile and can also pollinate many other sweet cherries. Protect ripening fruit from birds and cracking, and prune to maintain a manageable canopy on an appropriate dwarfing rootstock.
Full growing guide
For planting, care, pollination, and harvest that apply to all cherry, see the complete guide.
How to grow CherryOther cherry varieties
Variety characteristics are general guidance for US home gardens; chill hours, hardiness, and pollination vary, so confirm suitability for your zone. Availability differs by supplier. Page updated Aug 4, 2026.