ca_cherry_grower: No I did not start the non-pareil almond from a seed. It's from Costco (I believe Coiner Nursery) and was a bareroot purchase. It appeared to be a branch cutting that was rooted. Unfortunately the tips on all the terminal branches on the almond seem to be dying back and I am not sure whether it will survive. It's been 3 weeks that it's been planted (7+ hours direct sun) but not sign of any buds opening. No leaves. Nothing. They only had the non-pareil at that time. I wanted to buy another almond, but since this one is having a tough time, I am not sure about getting another. Actually I am having bad experience with 5 out of 7 bareroot plants from Costco. Above stated almond may not make it. And I had bought 4 barerroot roses from them (By Jackson Perkins) and all 4 of them developed canker. 2 of them actually had fungal infections on the roots when I opened the root wraps. I just washed the roots and treated them with fungicide hoping for the best. And all of this after picking the plants up relatively early in the season from Costco, soaking the roots overnight in room temperature water, planting them per instructions and regular irrigation (not timed, but need based - am checking the soil every single time before watering). I already spoke with Jackson and Perkins on the roses and they asked me to take them back to Costco. I spoke with Costco and they said I can bring them back anytime within a year. I want to give the roses some more time and see what happens (I hate returning stuff to Costco - given their low prices and everything!). The infected branches on the roses have been pruned but it might still be a problem coz. the main stems are infected too. I am currently treating them systemically and had even sprayed them before beginning the systemic treatment. If they do show some growth, at least enough to give me a branch or two at the end of season for rooting, I might keep them - even if it will set me back by a year or 2. Two are patented, so I will need permissions from the hybridizer - which I am not sure how easy it will be. Let's see. I have a visit planned on the 6th to a nursery in Fremont, CA (Regan's Nursery). I might pick up some more roses from there and if they have the almods and lime - then I might pick those up too. I will give the current almond tree I have until then. Edlo - Thanks for the tip on pruning. I will look it up on google.

bc, I have Yates 127(and 68 & 152) grafted and growing in my plantings, but it's young, and I don't know anything about it's bloom periods - I've seen nothing in writing about whether it's protandrous or protogynous, and I've never heard a claim about it being self-pollenizing. If you had room for a Pawnee(or Mandan) & a Kanza(or Lakota), you'd pretty well have the bases covered, so far as pollenization is concerned. Lakota was released in 2007, Mandan in 2009; it may be a while before they're readily available in the nursery trade, but you might check with Wes Rice in Ponca City, OK. He might have scionwood &/or young grafts available - or know where you might obtain one. I've not looked at Womack's Nursery in DeLeon TX in a while, but they might have one or both available.

Drew, I decided to go big on them or go home. Im in a really windy, really dry climate here. 108-110 in the summer, 15-20 below zero for the winters, and early frosts. I don't want to think about big mortality, but I cant ignore the obvious drawbacks to my area. Im hoping that if 1/2 of my trees survive and 1/2 of those produce each year that I will still have enough to make all the wine I could imagine. Cherry wine is my wifes favorite and Montmorency are the only kind I have seen that survive out here. I already planted 10 meteor and 10 balatons, 10 liberty, 10 reliance, and 10 redhaven this fall. Hopefully this cold spell (-13f) didn't hit them too hard. I don't think we got quite the cold snap the upper Midwest got so I might be ok.

no photo and w/o it.. i am confused that you are getting plums on a cherry if it is a plum.. google 'black knot on plum' ... and then flip to the IMAGES side and its not a bug.. but a severe disease.. which is untreatable ... and that aint good ken Here is a link that might be useful: how to post pix