Kentish cherries

Wild cherries are native to Britain and, once again, the Romans were probably responsible for the hybrid varieties we know and love today. Our commercial orchards are diminishing and scarcely cover 500 hectares in Kent today. Sadly, the big cherry buyers tend to go abroad for their cherries, because of the unpredictable cropping here and they are probably cheaper abroad.

Morellos and the sweet dessert cherries are the most common types cultivated here today, and probably most English cherries bought in markets and from roadside stalls in Kent are devoured before they even get home.