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The Hansen are a little bigger and more versatile. As far as sweet cherries  
in your area though, have you tried Miller Nurseries in NY? They are online,  
sell for all zones and have a variety, also, search for orchards and  
nurseries in Michigan. They were the largest cherry producing state, still 
are I  
think and do have sweet cherries there. 
 
Drew
 
 
In a message dated 12/14/2008 6:35:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com writes:


>I don't like cherries and don't know anything about growing  them, but; in 
>cold weather areas like yours, apples should grow  well.  I have seen old 
>heirloom type apple trees with apples  about the same size as cherries and 
>real thorny  (I mean  dangerously thorny) limbs. They trees are not large 
>like a regular  apple or peach tree. They were called 'hog apples' , but i 
>don't know  their real name; but they were tasty....
>
I have apple trees (some  heirloom), peach and pear trees. I want to add a 
couple cherry trees; I  prefer sweet cherries, but I think I'm a little too 
far north. I've hear  of some pie cherries coming out of Canada that are as 
sweet as sweet  cherries, but I can't track down a source.

The tree you describe sounds  like a Hawthorn tree; it's related to apples. I 
have a couple on my  property, but they are old and not producing well. The 
fruit are called  "haws".

Lynn Wigglesworth
Tioga Co. PA  

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