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Has anyone grown these bush cherries?
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Posted by rosefolly 9-sunset 16 (My Page) on Sat, Apr 26, 08 at 18:39
| I'm very intrigued the idea of bush cherries, thinking that I could protect the fruit from birds more easily than I could cherries on a tree. Taste and disease resistance have to be considered though. Also, chill. I think the first two require less chill than the later two. Has anyone tried these? If so, what did you think of them?
SK Carmine Jewel — Prunus cerasus X Prunus fruiticosa
Ripens mid July to mid August.
SK Crimson Passion — Prunus cerasus X Prunus fruiticosa
Excellent fresh eating cherry. Ripens in late August.
"Joy" Bush Cherry — Prunus japonica X Prunus jacquemontii
tart cherry on a 4-ft bush, fruit ripens in August
"Joel" Bush Cherry — Prunus japonica X Prunus jacquemontii
"Brother" seedling to Joy. Self-fertile.
BTW - I pulled this text from a website and edited it. If anyone wants the source, please let me know. I think that Joy, Joel and a companion Jan are sold by more than one place.
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RE: Has anyone grown these bush cherries?
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| I have 'Jan' and 'Joy' here in Michigan. They are small bushes, only about 3 feet tall x 3 feet wide. The fruits are also small, about the size of a sour cherry, with fairly large pits. NEITHER of them tastes like a cherry per se, to me, they taste almost exactly like cranberries, although a bit sweeter, and they make a very, very good cranberry type sauce/jam. Neither one is them is particularly productive, giving between a pint and a quart per bush each year. The fruits of both are prone to brown rot as they approach ripeness. One of them ripens for me about mid-August, the other about 2-3 weeks later in late August, early September, although I didn't label them, and I no longer remember which is which. Overall, they're OK, but no substitute for real cherry trees. |
RE: Has anyone grown these bush cherries?
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| Hmmm, well, I won't try Jan or Joy then. I suppose that their real advantage must be cold tolerance, and in California that is not an issue for me. Thanks for letting me know, Denninmi. I'm still curious about Carmine Jewel and Crimson Passion, though. Rosefolly |
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