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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

Thanks, Drew. I checked Millers, and they have a Lapin cherry and a Star 
Stella. They both claim to be very hardy, and Canandaigua NY (where Millers 
is located) is at least as cold as here.  I'm looking at the Lapin....large 
fruit and self pollinating.

Lynn Wigglesworth
Tioga Co. PA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <DSanner106 AT aol.com>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Cherry question


> 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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