I have put 2 cherry trees in my back yard. They are dwarf trees and only 3
or 4 years old. They had charries last year and I got them all, not the
birds.

The back yard is fenced and we have a couple of dogs. I dont know if they
help keep the birds out of the cherry trees or not.

Look in your catalogs for trees that produce yellow cherries. The birds are
a bother only when they think the fruit is ripe, and will leave the yellow
ones alone. I am in the U.S. and most catalog companies offer the yellow
ones. Some companies will ship overseas. If you dont find one, let us know
and I will look them up and give you an address to write or e-mail.

Dwayne




"bnd777" wrote in message
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"Janet Galpin and Oliver Patterson" wrote in
message ...
I apologise if this comes up twice but I sent a mail and it seems to
have disappeared.

I am thinking of planting a cherry tree but wondered whether any
cherries are so likely to be stripped by birds that there is little
point.

I also wondered about rootstocks. A recent article in 'The Kitchen
Garden recommends new rootstocks, Gisela 5 and Tabel, rather than the
older rootstock, Colt. Space isn't too much of a problem and I'm not
sure whether their advice is only relevant if size is crucial. As far as
varieties are concerned they recommend Celeste, Cherokee, Summer Sun,
Sunburst and Sweetheart as well as the more traditional Stella.

I would be very grateful for any experiences anyone has had with growing
any of these varieties or any other cherries.

Janet G, S. Lincs


We had 2 cherry trees and never got one cherry even if we netted bunches
or
branches because before the cherries were even ripe the blackbirds would
swipe the lot even untying the netting knots !!!!!!

Unless you can grow cordons or stepovers in a proper fruit cage forget it

Also our large cherry tree sent out roots 30 ft away and destroyed the
lawn
in the process