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Well, I expect I am mistaken about them coming in true from seed. I am
a bit of a novice in this field. Still, it seemed odd to graft a hardy tree onto a not-so-hardy root stock. The idea that this is to prevent suckering seems reasonable. I'm near St. Paul, Minnesota. Dan Douglas Woodard wrote: 4C1F96C2.1010407@becon.org" type="cite">Dan, what you have heard does not agree with what I have heard from a very well-informed person, which is that Evans does not come true from seed and that Evans seedlings are not even cold-hardy at Edmonton. See <http://www.ibiblio.org/ecolandtech/NAFEX/message-archives/old/msg03690.html> What is the source of your information, and where are you? Growing sour cherries on their own roots is apparently not that easy, and tissue culture is the favoured way. Evidently some nurseries prefer to graft, perhaps to have the whole process under their own control. You may be interested in the articles linked at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evans_Cherry Doug Woodard St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada Dan Nave wrote: |
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