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kaczercat
04-24-2012, 02:10 PM
I am interested in getting a cherry tree. My parents said where would we put it because of the in ground pool. so I was looking into dwarf trees and grow in a large container??
sunfish
04-24-2012, 02:38 PM
Sure you can
harveyc
04-24-2012, 02:57 PM
I don't know much about them but you might look at a compact Stella cherry.
kaczercat
04-24-2012, 03:07 PM
Thanks Harvey& Tony! I actually went searching online and had written down Stella, didn't know tho if they came if dwarfs, Tony I was thinking of your trees that gave me the idea, I have seen your citrus and others in big they look like crates! even tho we have much different climates still thought i'd give this growing method a shot!
kaczercat
04-24-2012, 05:17 PM
Just went out and picked up a Vandalay cherry tree. I would have got stella compact but they didn't have any. Grows 8-10 feet. I'll be sure to keep it neat and tidy.
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sunfish
04-24-2012, 05:34 PM
Thanks Harvey& Tony! I actually went searching online and had written down Stella, didn't know tho if they came if dwarfs, Tony I was thinking of your trees that gave me the idea, I have seen your citrus and others in big they look like crates! even tho we have much different climates still thought i'd give this growing method a shot!
I have all my trees in 30gal. plastic pots now. They all fruit no problem. Sure they would do better in the ground or a 60 gal. container.
RandyGHO
04-24-2012, 05:45 PM
Northstar is naturally dwarfed. I have one in the second year that has a few cherries. I also have a dwarfed English Morello Cherry that is in its fifth year that should make enough for a pie this year
I just ordered a Carmine Jewel dwarf cherry that per the hipe, is suppose to be a big producer in a couple of years.
Randy
kaczercat
04-24-2012, 05:47 PM
turns out I can plant it in the ground.the far end of the backyard in the corner so it's far enough away from the pool. I might plant it tomorrow, gonna be 54 and sunny! Oh my goodness, I now have a list of fruit trees I would like from the nursery lol. first, banana addiction and now a fruit tree addiction!!
Tony why don't you put your trees in the ground? i'm guessing no more room??
harveyc
04-24-2012, 07:39 PM
Most stone fruit trees aren't that invasive to cause problems with pools, etc. especially if you make a practice of deep watering. Something like the super vigorous Mariana (sp?) rootstock might be another matter. I have suckers coming up 30' from the original pluot tree. I don't know of any cherry rootstocks that would be a problem in most cases, though.
sunfish
04-24-2012, 07:50 PM
turns out I can plant it in the ground.the far end of the backyard in the corner so it's far enough away from the pool. I might plant it tomorrow, gonna be 54 and sunny! Oh my goodness, I now have a list of fruit trees I would like from the nursery lol. first, banana addiction and now a fruit tree addiction!!
Tony why don't you put your trees in the ground? i'm guessing no more room??
That's right
kaczercat
04-25-2012, 05:31 PM
Planted this evening.
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kaczercat
05-28-2012, 07:42 PM
May 28 lots of growth! and 2 cherries this first year.
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jbclem
06-01-2012, 05:25 AM
That's a nice healthy looking cherry tree!
Tony, where do you get the 30 gal plastic pots (are they black?). Are there vendors/wholesalers in your area, or do you order them online. I'm in the Los Angeles area.
John
sunfish
06-01-2012, 06:56 AM
That's a nice healthy looking cherry tree!
Tony, where do you get the 30 gal plastic pots (are they black?). Are there vendors/wholesalers in your area, or do you order them online. I'm in the Los Angeles area.
John
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sunfish
06-01-2012, 09:51 AM
That's a nice healthy looking cherry tree!
Tony, where do you get the 30 gal plastic pots (are they black?). Are there vendors/wholesalers in your area, or do you order them online. I'm in the Los Angeles area.
John
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kaczercat
04-03-2013, 05:59 PM
here's a pic from June last year with the cherry it produced. birds took the other one.
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Also got a Puget Gold Apricot tree today! will post a pic later
Illia
04-03-2013, 07:29 PM
Puget Gold? Is your climate that bad? Puget Gold was developed for people like us northwesterners with terribly cool, short, wet seasons. Interesting.
Nice cherry! We've got a Stella and some nice small Montmorency's here. We like dwarf cherries too. Not that we don't have the room, we just like saving room for other plants and not needing a cherry ladder.
kaczercat
04-03-2013, 10:47 PM
it says hardy to Zone 6. I'm in 5b but the winters haven't been too terrible.
Illia
04-03-2013, 11:47 PM
I'm in more than one zone higher than you, - I mean it was developed for cool summers, a short growing season, and more wet soil and high humidity tolerance. I'd imagined your season outside winter to be better than ours, so that's why I was curious.
kaczercat
05-07-2013, 06:52 PM
Cherry tree May 7 2013
this year the flowers are in clusters and hang much lower.
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And that is my apricot tree to the right I am still digging the hole
Want Them All
05-08-2013, 04:45 PM
I have all my trees in 30gal. plastic pots now. They all fruit no problem. Sure they would do better in the ground or a 60 gal. container.
Hi Tony,
Do you have any photo of your trees in the 30-gallon pot?
What kind of soil do you use?
Thanks,
sunfish
05-08-2013, 05:08 PM
Hi Tony,
Do you have any photo of your trees in the 30-gallon pot?
What kind of soil do you use?
Thanks,
Sorry no more potted fruit trees.:(
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