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Subject: [nafex] Bush cherries for the mid Atlantic area
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:15:06 -0500
I am removing my 3 year old Bristol black raspberry plants. The fruit
quality was a big disappointment to me. Just not very flavorful. I will
have some space freed up when they go.
I am also removing my Nanking bush cherries as they are in a crowded
spot and are succumbing to what looks very much like fireblight, but I
know that pathogen is not probable on a Prunus. Maybe it is black knot,
but it does not appear similar to the lesions I commonly see on the wild
cherries (Prunus serotina) in my area. The Nankings display black,
necrotic distal shoot damage that descends, whereas the trees develop
lesions on their trunks and branches, but distal tissue appears healthy.
I very much like the fruit of the Nankings and am wondering if any
varieties of bush cherries will thrive here if I give them better air
circulation. Can folks on the list recommend bush cherry varieties for
my humid zone 7b location? My understanding is that varieties developed
in the northern plains may not do well here, but am not sure.