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[Anton Callaway <marillen@earthlink.net>]

Fluffy,

I do grow sweet cherries, though some are challenging.

Currently, I grow 'Lyons' (the family favorite for taste, but also the shyest 
bearer), 'Yellow Sweet Spanish' (most susceptible to brown rot, but a truly 
beautiful tree- worth to grow as an ornamental), 'Van' (the most dependable 
and productive and quite a nice flavor) and 'NY518'/ 'Nugent' (birds do not 
ignore them, despite what the catalogs say).  I've attempted and failed to 
grow 'Merton Bigarreau' (insufficient chilling and too susceptible to 
bacterial canker).  I also grow 'Belle Magnifique', a Duke with a too-upright 
growth habit, but nice tart-sweet cherries.

I've also grown 'Craig's Crimson', but had mixed results.

In Georgia, I had more trouble.  Cherry leaf spot and bacterial canker kept 
me from producing a single sweet cherry.  I attempted 'Black Tartarian', 
'Starkcrimson', 'Hedelfingen' and 'Emperor Francis'.

Best regards,

Anton


-----Original Message-----
>From: fuwa fuwa usagi <fuwafuwausagi@muchomail.com>
>Sent: Jun 29, 2015 8:30 PM
>To: Anton Callaway <marillen@earthlink.net>, mailing list at ibiblio -
> Northamerican Allied Fruit Experimenters <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Subject: Re: [nafex] North Star vs Meteor vs ?
>
>Anton,
>
>Whew thank you for the response.  I was feeling like leper. 
>Boy you are in  pretty piece of country.  I go Charlotte/Moorseville 
>frequently and low the surrounding countryside.
>
>Are you able to grow sweet cherries at all?   I am helping a Russian 
>immigrate in Moorseville with her yard and am at a disadvantage since I do 
>not know the conditions there.  I surmise that sweet cherries are far too 
>difficult. 
>
>the fluffy one
>
>--- marillen@earthlink.net wrote:
>
>From: Anton Callaway <marillen@earthlink.net>
>To: mailing list at ibiblio - Northamerican Allied Fruit Experimenters 
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>Subject: Re: [nafex] North Star vs Meteor vs ?
>Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 19:50:00 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
>
>Mr. Fluffy,
>
>'Northstar' is also my favorite all-around pie cherry.  Perhaps a bit 
>surprising since my 36 years of orcharding have been in the hot & humid 
>Southeastern US.  In my Georgia orchard, I had 'Montmorency', Starkspur 
>Montmorency, 'Meteor' and 'North Star'.  All were good, but 'North Star' was 
>the most productive and healthy.  Since moving to North Carolina, I've grown 
>'North Star', 'Surefire', 'Balaton', 'Carmine Jewel' and recently added 
>'Romeo'.  The 'Balaton's were terrible.  Mediocre quality fruit on an 
>unhealthy tree.  'Surefire' was very productive if we had a good chilling 
>winter and the cherries were very good quality, but most winters we don't 
>get enough chilling to please 'Surefire' and it eventually died.
>
>'Carmine Jewel' finally produced well this year and the cherry quality was 
>very good.  It is a healthy tree, also.  I have had problems in past years 
>with CJ and brown rot, if we get a lot of rain during ripening season.
>
>Of all the pie cherries I've grown, 'North Star' remains the favorite, 
>although if Carmine Jewel continues to behave like this year, it will 
>finally be a cherry to equal North Star.  The trees also stay small, like 
>North Star.
>
>Anton
>North Carolina Piedmont
>Zone 8
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: fuwa fuwa usagi <fuwafuwausagi@muchomail.com>
>>Sent: Jun 19, 2015 12:56 AM
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>>Subject: [nafex] North Star vs Meteor vs ?
>>
>>Gang,
>>
>>I have been growing NorthStar (sour cherry) for about 20 years now.  I must 
>>say I am impressed.  It make an attractive addition to the integrated 
>>landscape, gives copious amounts of fruit for the tree canopy, is easily 
>>held at 6 feet and is generally insect, disease resistant.  
>>
>>All that being said I am always up for an improvement.  Does anyone have 
>>any opinion on Meteor or any other dwarf to semi-dwarf sour cherry?   
>>Additionally a comparison to NorthStar would be greatly appreciated. 
>>
>>I am interested in small trees that can be easily netted for the integrated 
>>urban landscape. 
>>
>>the fluffy one
>>
>>
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