Studies were conducted at the Experimental Station of the Agricultural University of Lublin in the years 1997–2000 the aim of which was to estimate the quality of young trees and the nursery eficiency of cherry trees on 6 stocks: P-HL 84 (A), P-HL 6 (C), Colt, F 12/1, mahaleb cherry (Prunus mahaleb L.) and sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.). The highest percentage of the taken buds was found on P-HL 84, P-HL 6 and F 12/1. The budding of the enumerated stocks every year makes it possible to achieve the greatest nursery efficiency. More than 78% of first quality trees were obtained on stocks Colt and mahaleb cherry. The worst quality cherry trees of cv. ‘Łutówka’ were obtained on vegetative clones P-HL 84 and 6 as well as F 12/1.