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[Douglas Woodard <dwoodard@becon.org>]

English Morello would probably be classed as a semi-dwarf; should be 
much easier to keep small than a Montmorency.

If you can find the morello "Fruchtbare von Michurin" it is reported 
very reliable at Montreal, blooming about 9 days after Montmorency.
It is or used to be in the Michigan State collection. I'm told that the 
flesh clings somewhat to the pit.

I can't comment on the staining issue.

Doug Woodard



On 20/03/2011 8:55 PM, Steven Covacci wrote:
> 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