Cherry tree

[Tania]

I have in the garden a cherry tree and i hope this year to treat her much better than previous 2 years.
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/3766/im006704.jpg (http://img10.imageshack.us/my.php?image=im006704.jpg)

[tahir_phoenix]

Does this cherry tree give u any fruit? And how many fruit trees do u have in your garden :)

[Tania]

Morello cherry - are not so sweet but they have a great taste in cakes.
I have only this 2 trees in the garden. In autumn i will buy another 2: a plum tree and 1 sweet cherry tree :)

[Riz]

^ yummy, yummy

i think ill come and visit your garden in late summer for the cherries :)

[farah]

Is there a smaller cherry tree that p'haps one could plant indoors?

[Kirsten]

Oh i want cherries :)

Riz, you and Tania can trade cherries and apples :)

[~Obsidian~]

Is there a smaller cherry tree that p'haps one could plant indoors?

Not too sure about the indoors part, but if you have limited space then try looking for 'dwarf' trees, e.g. dwarf peach or dwarf cherry etc., they're trees grafted onto rootstocks that ensure that the tree will never grow too big.

[farah]

*runs to find meaning of rootstocks* :D jazakAllah khayran I will definitely have to have a look down at the garden center or even Wilkinson, it's a gift for my cousin insh'Allah.

[farah]

My the things people come up with mash'Allah it's very clever wowzer

A rootstock is a plant, and sometimes just the stump, which already has an established, healthy root system, used for grafting a cutting or budding from another plant. The tree part being grafted onto the rootstock is usually called the scion. The scion is the plant which has the properties desired by the propagator, and the rootstock is the working part which interacts with the soil to nourish the new plant. After a few years, the tissues of the two parts will have grown together, producing a single tree although genetically it always remains two different plants. :eek:

The use of rootstocks is most commonly associated with fruiting plants and trees but is the only way to mass propagate many types of plants that do not breed true from seed or are particularly disease susceptible when grown on their own roots.

Although grafting has been practised for many hundreds (if not thousands) of years, most orchard rootstocks in current use were developed in the 20th century.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootstock

[~Obsidian~]

I know!!!

[Tania]

Because in may we had almost 0 rains the cherries are small:
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/792/062iui.jpg

[Tania]

In may i planted a sweet cherry tree:
I hope in 2 years to have fruits :p
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/8213/im008034.jpg
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/1763/im008036.jpg
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/3829/im008084.jpg

[~Obsidian~]

Hopefully you will get your cherries in two years! :cheerleader:

[Foz]

cool will be waiting for an update in 2 years time! :cheerleader:

[Tania]

Ohh please....i will post pics more often....in autumn(after i came back from vacation:o)

[pwr_wrx]

Has anyone germinated cherry seeds? I tried before but with no luck. No luck with peach either ;(

[Tania]

The sweet cherry tree didn't grow last year:
http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/545/capture17k.png
and the cherry its blooming:
http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/2167/capture23.png

[Foreveryoung]

Tania, cant see any pics tht u trying to upload :unsure:

[Tania]

Tania, cant see any pics tht u trying to upload :unsure:

I don't know why. If you have any suggestion? I can see them. :o

[Tania]

A quick update:
the cherry tree:
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1817/imag0054v.jpg
and the sweet cherry tree:
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/7883/imag0053o.jpg

[bilbo]

Hello I have a big cherry tree in my garden

What should i do with the stones from the cherrys when i get them in the summer.

eg where to store them and when to plant them ??

Thanks