A thread in the Beginner Gardening forum, titled Help with Planting Semi-Dwarf Bing Cherry Tree
Grow Japanese Cherry Tree in Florida? I really like the beautiful blooms that Japanese cherry trees make. All of the regular "for Florida" varieties that I've seen recommended have dull, white flowers. Is there a variety of Japanese cherry tee that will grow in zone 9b? Or just any cherry tree that will give lots of pink blooms (and fruit, of course )?
Barbados Cherry Tree Jeremy, you should have bought a larger tree, these do seem to take a while. The tree should be larger, maybe 6ft tall before it starts to fruit. But I just saw one person's rooted cutting this week (should have taken a photo) which was only 14" tall and it had 2 nice ripe red fruits. I didn't know you could root these cuttings, but you can. He told me he tried to root 6 ...
A quality netting draped over your fruit trees, prevents thieving birds from stealing your harvest. A few facts about the cherry tree It is known as Prunus avium, for its Latin name and sweet cherry, bird cherry or wild cherry, for its common name. It originated in Europe and Western Asia and also northern Africa. However, it is widely grown and has been naturalized in North America and ...
A tree nursery owner who is a friend of ours has given up on growing cherries in Central Texas. He thought the roots got too warm and tried deep mulch, but the trees died. My sister had a cherry tree in Amarillo thirty years ago, but I have not seen any others. I think the weather has warmed too much since then. Back then we had four seasons. I don't miss the harsh winters, but I hate the ...