Spider wrote:
"Ophelia" wrote in message
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"Spider" wrote in message
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Suttons sell Cherry 'Regina'. I'm sure they'd be pleased to answer
your questions. I have grown cherries successfully until my cats
got too old to patrol the tree. They're not that difficult, if you
can keep the birds off. 'Regina' is self-fertile, which would help.

Wonderful, thank you

Do you anticipate any particular problems?

Hahaha you don't realise just what I new gardener I am!!

~) Well, we were all newbies once. You'll be an expert in no time.

I don't know in what form Suttons sell their cherries; they can be
fan-trained, standard tree and dwarf tree. My trees were both
standard trees on dwarfing rootstocks (sorry, can't remember which)
growing to about 15ft (4-5mtrs-ish). My current plum tree (same
family, Prunus) is fan-trained and it's a good space-saving way of
growing cherries (or plums) if you've got a wall or fence in good
light. Training them in one plane means all forms of care (pruning,
spraying if you must, netting) are so much easier; as is
harvesting, because you fix the boundaries of growth. Don't be
frightened by the prospect of training; it is so straight-forward. My
plum training tends to be nearer 'espalier' than 'fan', simply
because I grow mine on a ready-made grid of wires (something akin to
norfencing) and it's easier for me that way. You must remember,
though, *never* to prune in wet or frosty weather, as this can let
Silver Leaf disease into the cuts. Silver Leaf can kill trees if not
cut out in time - if it can be cut out. I either prune in 'flaming'
june or a hot, dry day in July. Unless you make a really big cut,
you won't need to use arboreal wound paint. Usually, by the time you
get the tin out, the damage is done anyway, in which case you're just
sealing the pathogen in.
Cherry trees grow very easily and are uncomplicated. However, they
must have pollination, moisture and calcium (to make the stone).
.........Aaarrgh! I've got to dash out! So sorry .... will catch up
later. Why not have a browse on Suttons site in the meantime?

All this information has been stored))) thank you!!