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[hector black <hblack@twlakes.net>]

Hi again Mike,
    They are different species.  Can't remember the species of Hansen's bush
cherry.  They look very different, the Nanking is P. tomentosa and the
leaves are furry.  Hansen has smooth leaves, larger fruit.  And cherries
have a stem whereas the Nanking grows right on the main stem.  We tried
Hansen's here, the fruit was good, but the bushes quite small.  Too hot in
summer here, they were a native to the northern plains states so should do
well in a colder climate.

Hector Black, middle TN zone 6


----- Original Message -----
From: mIEKAL aND <dtv@mwt.net>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Bush Cherries


> Are Hansen's bush cherry the same species as nanking?.  My Hansen's look
different than the
> nankings, but perhaps I have them mislabelled?
>
> mIEKAL
>
> Don Yellman wrote:
>
> > Miekal:
> >
> > Dr. Hansen (can't remember his first name) worked with bush cherries for
> > many years, I believe at S. Dakota State University.  One of the results
> > was Hansen's bush cherry, which I have grown and it fruited quite
> > prolifically here.  Don't know if any other commercially marketed
> > cultivars came from his work.  I eventually took them out after I
> > planted regular cherry trees, because the fruits are smaller than tree
> > varieties, and the fruit/pit ratio was such that they did not work well
> > in our plunger type pitter.  But they were vigorous growers, and since
> > they were developed for the Northern prairies they might work where you
> > are located.  As I recall, flavor was not bad.
> >
> > Rgds, Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA
>
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