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Posted by
beegood Zone 3 Alberta (
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Wed, Sep 5, 12 at 10:41
| I think my Evans Cherry is doomed. For the last 3 years the aphids attacked it like crazy. Now this year it Finally grew some decent leaves and looking at it this morning I see the deer ate every last one of them. Have two others from the romance? series and they get touched by nothing. So one more year and out it goes. After three years I have had hardly one cherry from this **)**&& plant!! |
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RE: Evans Cherry
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| Aphids usually are on very vigorous grows,..this can happen after a good freeze back or too fertile. This last 3 years we had good moisture and growing rate was allot, which means more die back. They do best on higher ground and let grass grow around it at least for several years until you get a good size trunk system. I would give it another chance,..I would give you a tree for free now but best planting time is spring, I could get you one then, pick up in the city or come scion wood exchange at the Devonian Garden. I never had Aphids problem on the Evans, you can blast them off with the water hose, the deer problem can be fixed with a loop of farm wire fence. |
RE: Evans Cherry
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| I had bad aphid infestations on some of my Romance Series (U of Sask) cherries last year. It was their first year and I fertilized them when planting, which meant vigorous soft growth that the aphids loved. This year I skipped the fertilizer and no aphids. Not sure if that relates to your situation or not, but thought I'd put it out there. |
RE: Evans Cherry
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| very interesting, I put in two evan's several years ago, they both got turned into bushes by the deer, but oh well. One is in very rich soil (we have cows) and it has had aphids for two years now. Thanks for the info. C |
RE: Evans Cherry
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| I had planted 11 evan trees 7 years ago, i now have 4 left. They bloom nice but still only manage to get 6 or 7 cherries off all the trees together. There is severe die back every winter, and oh yes not to forget the black aphid attack on them every year. What few cherries they have produced are sweet and not a bad size, but here in central alberta I dont think they are hardy enough. |
RE: Evans Cherry
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bdgardener
They normally turn into bushes if you let them be for several years, that has been with mine for about 10 years. Then I pruned out some dead wood, if left alone it can look like more then one trunk, usually around 3 or so coming off from the main, very low to the ground,..if my memory is correct? Out in the country unprotected can be challenging, several have died on me too, they're around 15 years old, best place for them is up on the hill, higher the better, there are about 5 or so trees in the lower part and never had any fruits. Poor soil is good, I have sandy clay, protect them against deer until they're large. About my first 8 years of growing them I never thought I would have a decant harvest, then they smartened up with some good harvest.
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RE: Evans Cherry
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| Here, in February I was pruning off dead wood from the freeze back. 
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RE: Evans Cherry
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| That's a very productive tree! I have one young Evans tree in the city and I've already had problems with birds stealing the fruit. I'm surprised that out in the country you don't seem to have the tree covered in birds stealing the tasty fruit. |
RE: Evans Cherry
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I've had an Evans Cherry for about eight years as well. This past year it gave me 60lbs of cherries.
Never had aphids, no deer. It is situated in clay, near the back of the house facing north. We have a low spot there so always has water. Doing great. |
RE: Evans Cherry
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| Looks like you're nice & sheltered,.. in town? |
RE: Evans Cherry
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| Yes in town but backyard faces north and its open behind the house so do get a lot of north wind. |
RE: Evans Cherry
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- Posted by beegood Zone 3 Alberta (My Page) on
Wed, Mar 13, 13 at 13:27
| Mine looks more like Konrads winter picture. |
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