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Growing cherries
"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 |
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