Montmorency Cherry Tree
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Comments (2)berries n cherries: Your tree won't get 20ft tall in a barrel. It might get 8-10ft. The barrel will keep it that small regardless of the rootstock. G5 might be better if you can find that combination. But really the only advantages I can see would be that the roots might not get root bound as fast and G5 is more tolerant of wet soil. I've grown many fruits on rootstocks like Lovell and Nemaguard in pots. They've worked fine even though they are vigorous and sensitive to wet soil just like Mazzard. If your soil in the pot drains well Mazzard should be OK....See Moremontmorency cherry tree questions
Comments (9)but depending on where you live, they do want some in the summer season. As I said, depending upon where you live. Generally, Pie Cherries are grown in a cool temperate climate, and here in the Pacific Northwest, a young tree does well with one time a week. All anyone can tell from this generic post is that Matthew lives in Zone 5. Nothing is mentioned about his local rainfall patterns or soil type or slope aspect or shade or etc. If a tree was only planted last spring, I do not think once a week would be over watering, unless he lives in a peat bog, and if so, the tree will not do well anyhow....See Moredying montmorency cherry tree
Comments (3)Have a look at this page on Verticillium wilt and see whether that matches what you're seeing. If you scrape away the bark at the soil line in a few places, you might see a brown or brownish-purple streaking in the wood just underneath. It may also be Phytophthora root rot, if you had a wet winter; it's a water mold that loves poorly-drained soil. It can sneak up on you over a period of years, then in a stressful or waterlogged year it takes the tree down. Sometimes it discolors the wood at the soil line too, but it's not common, and the color is a much yellower brown than Verticillium. There's no cure for either one; cross your fingers it pulls through, make sure it has good drainage and not too much water, and try not to stress it. If you do lose it, don't plant another cherry tree in the same hole, as the disease pressure will quickly overwhelm a young tree. Best of luck. --Alison...See MoreOnly pits remain on my Montmorency cherry tree!
Comments (8)Birds :-) They seem to know at least a day before you do that the cherries are ripe. And then tell all their friends. Birds are kind of a big deal with ripe cherries......more so than with most other fruit trees. When I was growing up we had a full sized Montmorency, a Rainier and two Bings in our garden and my dad used to hang old tin pie plates from the trees, my Grannie's old foxfur scarf (looked like two flattened foxes biting each others' tails) and sat out on the patio with his sling shot beaning every bird that he could see. We still only got maybe a third of the crop....See Morezone5b
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