best cherry tree varieties
ltbee
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fruitnut Z7 4500ft SW TX
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Comments (13)'Abaloo' cherry is being sold by Paradise Nursery. It's a tart cherry variety that comes from Iran, so it can handle fewer chill hours. The nursery is located at the Northern edge of Los Angeles. Their site claims that this cherry can grow well in Los Angeles and Orange County, but the size of the cherries appear to be kind of small. quoting from the site: "Sour Cherries, contrary to their counterpart cherries, are smaller and pleasantly tart and do not requirement much cold to produce fruit in even mild winter climates like in Los Angeles and Orange County. The tree provides beautiful white blossoms and an abundance of fruit. The fruit ripens in the summer, becoming dark red and tart. The tree is relatively small and can easily be managed to stay under 10 ft tall. In hot dry climates such as Los Angeles, sour cherry trees thrive in areas with morning sun and afternoon shade to protect from intense sun and heat. Our nursery has been growing this type of tree in Los Angeles for over 15 years and has been a very consistent producer. Originating from the middle east, the sour cherry tree produces dark red to almost black tart and juicy fruit that is great for cooking and sometimes eaten fresh when fully ripe. It is a small beautiful tree with white blossoms. Sour Cherries have been a popular type of cherry for Iranians for many years. It’s impossible for Persians to not have fond childhood memories of enjoying these deliciously tart cherries by the handful. Sour Cherries, unlike regular cherries, are smaller in size and have a pleasant tart flavor. Sour Cherries in Iran are referred to as Albaloo and are used in a variety of Persian recipes." Apparently in Iran the "Albaloo" tart cherries that they grow do not require as much cold to produce fruit as their sweet cherries. I don't believe this is true of tart cherries in general, just the Iranian variety. The writer probably did not realize this, only being familiar with cherries from his country of origin. I'll bet Albaloo is substantially different from the tart varieties of cherry we are all familiar with. Don't forget the sweet and tart cherry varieties in America were all brought from Europe (mainly Northern France and England). The cherries grown in Iran are from a totally different lineage....See Moreother varieties of cherry blossom trees?
Comments (15)I was able to find a very informative site, which gives the origins of the different cherry blossom varieties (you might have to copy and paste the link) http://botanyboy.org/yoshino-cherry-tree-prunus-x-yedoensis-the-famous-japanese-cherry-blossom/ There are nine main different varieties of cherry that grow in the wild in Japan: Yamazakura (Prunus jamasakura) Oyamazakura (Prunus sargentii) Kasumisakura (Prunus verecunda) Oshimazakura (Prunus speciosa) Edohigan (Prunus Ascendens spachiana) Mamesakura (Prunus incise) Choujizakura (Prunus apetala) Minezakura (Prunus nipponica) Miyamazakura (Prunus maximowiczii) The Yoshino cherry was the result of a single hybridization between Edohigan and Oshimazakura. Cherries with the name 'Serrulata' are those found in the Satozakura group, which are the cultivated cherries. These derive mainly from a number of the wild Japanese varieties listed above. In addition, there is the Kanhizakura (Prunus campanulata), which was brought to Japan much later, and can tolerate warmer climates....See MoreBest nurseries for sweet cherry trees? Rootstock questions!
Comments (1)You don't want Mazzard or most other standard cherry rootstocks. In many situations it will be way to big and vigorous esp for an espalier. You'll prune and prune to keep it under control and that will delay bearing. In the right climate G5 will produce a 12ft tree and bear yrs before Mazzard. I like Zaiger's dwarf cherry rootstock. You also might look for G12. It's bigger than G5...See MoreBest Sour Cherry variety?
Comments (4)Yea...Balaton ..hard to grow them here, I grafted last year but nothing took..think scion wood was dead frozen when I putted on. If you ate sweet sour cherries then next person beside you might say they're sour..that's how different taste buds are. I know a Dutch man here ..he loves his Evans sour so much that he wouldn't touch a sweet cherry with a long stick lol. I was given a so called sweet cherry tree from the grower but when it produced it was sour cherry Evans! I was given a "better" sour cherry graft from the person saying it's better then Evans cherry, I grafted into my Evans cherry tree, last year it produced and side by side there is no different lol. Last year I left Evans on the trees another 6 weeks after ripening and brix level went up about another 3 brix...around 14 brix. Allot better eating from the tree then. See below.. Evans...See Moreltbee
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