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[Steve <SDW12986@aol.com>]

holycow@cookeville.com wrote:

> I don't see anything from Lucky on this subject.  I think he was the one who 
> said the Evans had a reputation for cold tolerance but only when on it's own 
> roots.   Whoever, said it, it was Lucky who sent me some sprouts, and one of 
> them, though still small, has made a sprout some 8 ft away................
> .......................................................................... 
> ............  The advantages of own root sour cherries include being able to 
> give trees away, and being able to replace a tree very simply by moving a 
> sprout or just letting one grow. ................................
> .................................................................... I 
> think Steve would be wise to try Evans again, on it's own roots.  Sounds 
> like there are plenty of sprouts to go around in this group.    Donna 
>
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My tree was a Bali from St. Lawrence. They are tissue cultured so they 
have to be on their own roots. Are all the Evans cherries sold on their 
own roots also tissue cultured?
Mine never made a single sprout as far as I know. I suppose there is a 
small chance it made a sprout that I mistook for plum sprout as I mowed 
it off. I doubt it.
Re something Lucky said: It seems unlikely that some would make sprouts 
and  some wouldn't. They should be identical genetics wise and I would 
expect them to all behave the same. Not that I doubt that some never 
make sprouts, I'm just wondering why.

Steve (in the Adirondacks) zone 3/4