Royal Lee and Minnie Royal cherry trees
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Comments (4)Most cherries that aren't self fruitful will not set anything without a suitable pollinator. Maybe your Royal will flower next year. I've heard reports that they may not flower together under all conditions. In that case your best bet is to use your microclimates to slow one down or speed the other up. One may have a somewhat higher chilling requirement or need longer after chilling to bloom. When you are borderline on meeting chilling requirement all sorts of strange things can happen. All the self fruitful types like Lapins are good pollinators. Amongst other sweet cherries, some will not pollinate others....See MoreMinnie Royal and Royal Lee Cherry Trees Netted
Comments (16)Hah, I don't know, mrclint. I'm only 5'4" and my wonderful and patient hubby is the same height :-) Trying to get netting over my trees which are 7' tall (and I keep all my trees to 7' or shorter) might be a monumental task without a frame. I'm hoping the birds don't discover my other stone fruits. I have enough of a challenge with all the rodents and snails. I don't think I could net them all, just the cherries :-) Speaking of netting and getting good at doing something the more you do it: I was absolutely amazed at a commercial vineyard we say when we drove out on a trip somewhere (can't remember if I saw this around my area or up in Bakersfield). I saw rows and rows of commercial grapes growing that were all netted. They had a frame built right into the grape trellis that nets were draped over. Rows and rows of netted grapes. I was just amazed. What a lot of work, but it was done so well. I still couldn't help but think that was a lot of work. But, I'm sure worth the effort in some places, as birds can completely strip a grapevine in a matter of days in some places. Patty S....See MoreMystery Cherry Tree Pest
Comments (4)This is a Pear and Cherry slug (Sawfly Larvae) Easily controllled with a twice yearly dusting of woodash or lime all over the plant - spring and Late summer/autumn See this helpful video: https://youtu.be/PXyPjvHRzNA?si=F_mfYnirV42dQz_f...See MoreRoyal lee and Minnie lee cherries
Comments (7)To respond to the original post by greenpagoda: You have to keep the soil around the tree consistently watered. Especially when the trees are young and do not have an established root system yet. Twice a week, three times a week during the hot summer. Young cherry trees will also do much better in a location with a little bit of partial shade. (I suppose you could grow one in a very huge container, but it would have to get quite big before it was ready for full sun planted out in the open) This is for stone fruit (and especially cherry in particular) in zone 9 / 10 in hot dry climates with little cloud cover. Of course, if the summer humidity is too high the stone fruit will succumb to fungal disease. So for hot climates it can be a precarious balance between the tree's leaves getting baked and dried out on the one hand, or the tree suffering root rot and disease on the other hand, if the tree is overwatered or the air is festering with sticky humidity. Black cherry will grow better in Florida and is more disease and insect resistant (to some extent), though of course it does not have quite the same flavor (technically it's not really the same species). I find Black cherries have more of a murky insepid plum flavor and less cherry flavor, though they are good for processing and adding flavor to other dishes because of their subacid flavor....See MoreAJBB
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