To: "nafex@yahoogroups.com" <nafex@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [nafex] Cherries in the south
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 08:28:29 -0500 (EST)
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Good luck on growing sweet cherries in that area. I used to have an orchard
a few miles north of you (near Buford) and over a 15 year period tried the
following:
Black Tartarian (4 trees)
Starkcrimson (2 trees)
Emperor Francis &
Hedelfingen (1 tree each)
I got the first two cultivars to bloom, but no fruit on any of them because
they would develop a gumming from the trunk and then die. A couple of the
BT's and the
Stkc lived over 5 years- the others just a couple. I believe at least those
two cultivars may have made it had I sprayed for cherry leaf spot. This
disease is BAD in N.
GA and will defoliate and debilitate sweets. My sour cherries (several
cultivars) did very well, produced abundantly and are still alive (20 + years
for the oldest).
Dukes may be worth a try. I no longer live in that area, but I would love to
try some Dukes if I can find a source and will be planting a 'Sue' sweet
soon. I intend to
start a small cherry breeding program for the South, but I've intended to do
that for over a decade- (gotta make a livin').
I'd love to hear what you decide to do and how it goes.
Mar
On Thu, 08 Feb 2001 20:07:49 -0000, lostman_amiga@yahoo.com wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>I am new to this list and to NAFEX (and to fruit growing).
>This is a wonderful resource!!
>I am in the proccess of building an edible landscape and I am
>searching for information about growing cheeries in the south. I am
>in Atlanta GA. (zone 8a-8b)I have read that may area is on the edge of
>the range for sour cherries. But I cant seen to get specific info on
>the south.
>Does anyone have any resources or web links?
>
>Any sweet cherries I can look at?
>I would like the Dwarf Cherry Combo that Raintree sells.
>Is that asking for to much? :)
>
>thanx
>
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