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["Teghtmeyer, Suzanne R" <srt175f@smsu.edu>]

Jim,

The Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Station has a website of cherry (and other fruit) publications to help home growers. Under the section, "Newsletters, Reports and Articles", there are a number of publications that describe the pros and cons of growing different varieties of dark and light sweet cherries in northern climates.

http://www.maes.msu.edu/nwmihort/newsltr.htm

 

There is also a Cherry AgNIC site that may provide additional varietal information: http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/iac/agnic/cherry.html

----Suzi Teghtmeyer

Paul Evans Library of Fruit Science

Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station and Mid-America Viticulture and Enology Center,

Southwest Missouri State University, Mountain Grove Campus

Evans Library Homepage: http://library.smsu.edu/paulevans/

AgNIC Viticulture site: http://library.smsu.edu/paulevans/viticulture1.shtml

Email: srt175f@smsu.edu

Member: CBHL, AgNIC, USAIN, IAALD, ALA, STC

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Jim Fruth
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 6:23 AM
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [NAFEX] Cherry Question

 

   I'm looking for recommendations of cherries that will thrive in zone 3.

We've tried Hansen's and didn't care for the fruit.  We have Nanking now,

enjoy the fresh fruit but it gives us problems with jelly making(We use

citrus pectin, make batches of up to 6 dozen jars at a time and Nanking

jelly refuses to gel when it is supposed to, taking up to six months to do

so). 

   I'd like to hear from anyone/everyone about their recommendation and why

they like their variety for zone 3.

Thanks,

Jim Fruth

Pequot Lakes, MN