Purple Leaf Sand Cherry - pros and cons
hergrammy
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My Purple Leaf Sand Cherries are loaded with cherries
Comments (1)Perfectly edible. Fabulous for jelly and other preserves. Cyanide based compounds are a source of bitterness in stone fruits, but probably not the only possible source. Even at that, I'm sure you would have to eat a very large quantity, probably several pounds, at one time to get sick from the flesh of stone fruits. And, at that, your body would probably not absorb all that much cyanide, and would probably flush the bulk of it out of your system in a rather unpleasant manner due to the excess consumption of insoluble and soluble fiber. I wouldn't worry about it one bit. Cooking breaks it down, anyway, so if it does worry you, just don't eat a lot of them raw. Make pies or jelly or whatever. That is my uninformed opinion on the matter. Take it for what it's worth....See MorePurple leaf sand cherry: rejuvenate-able?
Comments (23)Hi there! I stumbled across this thread and thought I would give it a try with my question. I too love my sand cherry - the one I have now is the second I've ever had! Because the spot my recent one sits in now is partially shaded it seems to have taken a while (4 years) to take off, but it's definitely going now. Because the top branches were pointing straight up by fall last year (picture bart simpson's hair), I pruned it back quite drastically last fall. I want it fairly bushy as it grows, if I can. It's about 5 feet tall now, and once again the branches along the top are growing straight up! They have grown about 1 - 2 feet this spring already! Can I snip the tips of those top branches to hopefully encourage those top branches to bush out more? Or is it too late/early for that? Or should I just leave it as is? Your input would be hugely appreciated! Thanks!!...See MoreDying Purple Leaf Sand Cherry
Comments (12)you guys are being way to fixated on the short life span idea ... i have seen lilac in front of centennial farms.. huge.. huge plants ... that i would bet have been there since the house was built ... that is a long life span ... anything less ... is short lived ... its that simple.. its not a book definition ... its just a gardeners expectation ... you could use the same logic for 300 year old oaks ... and trees that kinda poop out at 50 years ... 50 years being a shorter lifespan .....and in this case.. its more about when the tree gets so large.. so fast... it just starts shattering ... or some such ... as for age of cuttings ... as far as i am concerned.. if you start a babe.. its a babe ... if any of these things can be rooted ... many things can be ... heat mats.. misting gear .. greenhouses.. etc ... can a gardener do it.. sure anything possible ... but usually not probable .. but why not try ... both in the pix above.. have aggressive low growth ... i would cut them to about 6 inches ... and see what happens over the next 3 to 5 years ... maybe trying to reduce to one trunk ...but one thing for sure ... well two ... i would not look at either of those .. as is ... they would have been cut back a few years back ... and second... do not expect them to regenerate.. to the exact form they were before ... it will fail.. if that is your parameter ... but they should come back.. and be trainable into some nice form ... but if in a year or two ... you arent happy .. just get rid of them ... life too short.. to have your plants pissing you off .. lol ken...See MorePurple leaf sand cherry damage
Comments (7)It could also be vole damage if you are in a rural area. I've had them strip bark from shrubs. Voles are mouse sized, so you want to be sure your cage has 1/4" mesh if there is any chance there are voles in your yard. You could also check to see if the tooth size is visible on the gnaw marks (rabbit teeth are much larger than voles) since rabbit-sized mesh is much cheaper and less visible than vole-sized mesh....See Moredr_andre_phufufnik
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