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Will cherry trees grow in NC??
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nettles17 z7 NC (
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Thu, Dec 15, 05 at 18:32
I'm talking about the edible cherries, not the ornamentals. Has anyone had any luck...and if so what kind? In addition, what fruit trees have you had the best luck with...I'm in Raleigh. Thanks for any help. I'm just sitting inside on this cold nasty day dreaming of Spring and Summer fruit!:)
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RE: Will cherry trees grow in NC??
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| I see cherries around here that are loaded with fruit. I live near Smithfield, which is about 30 miles south of Raleigh. Unfortunately I can't tell you which kind. |
RE: Will cherry trees grow in NC??
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| sweet cherries don't do well. sours do ok. if you have sandy soil they'll be alot happier- they like drainage. they need some winter chill, too. i'm having ok luck with a couple dwarf culivars in big tubs. also, consider bush cherries. faster fruit, less disease, and easier to net. tam |
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| I have Prunus serotina growing wild - love the bark. NCSU pubs note that fruiting cherry can be grown as a specimen here, but not as a crop - too picky about care. |
RE: Will cherry trees grow in NC??
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| Last night DH told me he'd read that sour cherries can be grown here -- sweet cherries don't do as well. We tried a sweet cherry and it died, but there's a lot of wilt in the soil in that area. |
RE: Will cherry trees grow in NC??
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| A friend of mine had a cherry tree, but could never harvest any for the birds. Edible Landscaping has a good selection and I've been told that they're very helpful in making selections for your area. One of the biggest problems with Cherries around here is the late frost we get. Some of the bush cherries are getting popular. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Eat-It.com
RE: Will cherry trees grow in NC??
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| Just an aside here, remembering Traverse City, Michigan a gorgeous part of the state and self proclaimed "cherry capital of the world", the little microclimate afforded by lake Michigan grows some of the best sweet cherries... tons of roadside stands in season just bursting with bushels of dark black/red fat fruits... could eat them until you are literally sick!!!!!! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Michigan Cherries
RE: Will cherry trees grow in NC??
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| I second mtindixie's aside - been there for the cherry festival and as a result I have my Michigan connection bring me a box of dried cherries (the BIG box) from the airport every year! yummy - specially made into oatmeal cookies. |
RE: Will cherry trees grow in NC??
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| I had my first crop of Balaton cherries last year on a tree I planted two years ago. It is a registered variety from Stark Brothers. It's semi-dwarf and now about 5' tall. I was cautioned by the order-taker at Stark that I needed excellent drainage and that cherries do not do well in NC. No one told my tree that. The flowers are beautiful too! I do not expect to have a bushel-basket full ever, but enough for a couple of pies would be heavenly and well worth it as I would know they are truly organic. Come on Spring! Nancy the nancedar |
Here is a link that might be useful: Stark Brothers Balaton Pie Cherry
RE: Will cherry trees grow in NC??
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| My mother-in-law lives in Martin County. She has two of the tart type cherries in a flower bed that is shaded by three big pine trees. Her trees are full of fruit every year and they make the best pies and cobblers I've eaten. The only drawback....the birds. You will have to watch your cherries closely and pick them as soon as they are ripe. One day off and the birds will devour them. Good Luck!! |
RE: Will cherry trees grow in NC??
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| I live an hour south of Raleigh NC. I have 2 cherry trees (14yrs old) 1 Bing, 1 Blk Tartarian. I have NEVER had one cherry from either. This yr.. I had maybe 25-30 blooms (the most ever) but no cherries. Each spring I get a few pretty blooms but they don't last but a few days---My honeybees like them.. They came from StarkBro. I prune/fert. as suggested by them... I thought it might be because I didn't have enough chill days... Who knows... |
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