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[Steven Covacci <filtertitle@aol.com>]

Gentlemen:


I'd like to grow a dwarf sour cherry tree (P. cerasus); I'm not really that 
into the sour cherry (plum) bushes.  I noticed recent discussion on the 
'Joel' bush cherry (plum) inter-specific hybrid - to me, that one has a 
worthless fruit, until it is dried; it makes a good partially dried fruit.  


So, for a sour cherry tree that remains small, I'm considering the cultivar 
'North Star'.  I live in zone 6b/7a, so cold-hardniess is not the biggest 
concern.  Does anyone recommend a different dwarf sour cherry cultivar?


(p.s. let me know of planting a sour cherry over light-gray landscaping 
pavers is a bad idea, or will the stains wash away when it rains?)


Thanks,
Steve


New Jersey
USDA Zone 6b/7a