gray wrote:
Gisela 5 is really only suited for dwarf potted use. Most GC's do not
stock Gisela 5 as a norm.

All the cherries I grow are on Colt and only grow to max of 8 to 10ft
tall. I always take the centre out so the branches bend downwards.
Makes life easier when you cover the tree against the blackbirds, and
then hopefully picking them.

Also height is dependant on type of soil and nutient levels etc. I am
on heavy clay with sand 2 ft below. Also dependant on variety, I use
Stella, Merton Glory and a Polish Morello

I have 2 cherries, Stella and Merton Bigarreau (?spelling), on colt.
They are now 20 years old and are about 8-9 feet tall and about 10-12 feet
spread. Clay soil, over yellow clay, over sandstone. I can net the trees,
which stops the birds, but it's a race to beat the wasps :-(

I don't prune much. Prune in June-ish to prevent it getting dense in the
middle, and to prune out broken brances etc. The netting (only on for a
few weeks as the cherries ripen) makes the cherry "weep", it bends down
the branches.