City Cherry Orchards Ripe for Harvest in July

Don’t miss the final weeks of open cherry season; here’s where to pick for free in Prague

Elizabeth Zahradnicek-Haas

Written by Elizabeth Zahradnicek-Haas Published on 08.07.2016 01:46:35 (updated on 08.07.2016) Reading time: 1 minute

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Now is the time to stock up on cherries (třešně) for making compotes, jams, and cakes—and you needn’t leave the city to do so; there are orchards right here in Prague that let fruit lovers have their fill for free.

Kateřina Kubánkova, co-founder of the on-line fruit-picking map Na-Ovoce, recently told Metro.cz that in Prague and the surrounding areas you will find more than a hundred full-grown cherry trees (36 orchards in total that belong to the city) just waiting to be harvested.

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She suggests Třešňovka at Braník, cherry trees in Dolní Měcholupy, Třešňovka Park at Vysočany or nature park Smetanka.

According to Kubánkova, a good ladder and a special sack with a telescopic handle (česáček na ovoce) for fruit-picking are a good investment (find them at Bauhaus or Hornbach). She recommends that you avoid climbing trees for safety reasons.

Prague has also recently replenished some of its older, once-neglected orchards where cherry trees are excpected to flourish in a few years’ time. Kubánkova mentions Hrdlořezy at Havlín (a hill in Zbraslav), Lysolaje, and Vokovice.

But hurry, cherry season only lasts through July. For a detailed map of where to pick in Prague and the surrounding countryside see here. If you’ve missed out on cherry season, head to Petřín hill for plums.

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