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The Popular and Flavorful Black Tartarian Cherry

The Black Tartarian Cherry has a heavy fruit production, is easy to grow, and you get fresh sweet cherries in half the time! The cherries are firm, sweet, dark purplish-black fruits, and inside the thin skin the flesh is sweet, juicy and extremely flavorful. The Black Tartarian Cherry is smaller than...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 11-04-2009
The Famous Bing Cherry

The Bing Cherry is one of the most famous sweet cherry varieties, and it grows well in any garden or landscape that has full sun and well-drained soil. This cherry tree produces a very large, delicious cherry that ranges in color from a deep garnet to almost black. The skin is smooth and glossy and the...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 10-31-2009
The Sunburst Cherry--Perfect for a Small Garden

The Sunburst Cherry is a cross between the Stella and the Van Cherry . It is a large dark-skinned sweet cherry that is very similar to the Stella Cherry. It is a late season eating cherry producing large sweet fruit which is almost black when ripe. The Sunburst Cherry has a sweet and gorgeous flavor;...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 10-05-2009
The Stella Cherry Tree Bears Fruit at a Young Age

Stella Cherry Trees are self-fertile and will begin to bear fruit at a very young age. Cherries are the first stone fruit tree to flower and fruit, welcoming the arrival of summer. In April, bright pink blooms burst open on the Stella, and it does not ripen until later in the year, starting in July;...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 10-02-2009
The Rainier Cherry Tree

The Rainier Cherry Tree can be held to any height by pruning. This pruning and care should begin in early spring. If the tree is too heavy with branches, the cherries don't have room to grow. The mature height of this tree is 30-35 feet, and it requires nutrient-rich well-drained soil with exposure...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 09-17-2009
Re: Cherry Tree

Hello and thank you for the question. Unfortunately I need to ask you a question. What variety of cherry tree do you have?

Posted to Fruit Trees (Forum) by jeff-nhn on 06-04-2009
Re: fruit tree pollination

Hello and great question! A cherry tree will only pollinate another cherry tree. A cherry tree can not get pollen from another fruit tree other than a cherry for pollination.

Posted to Gardening for Beginners (Forum) by jeff-nhn on 03-29-2009
How can I attract more bees to my yard to aid pollination?

The Honeybee is but one of many insects that help pollinate plants and fruit trees. Wild bees, some wasps, flies and butterflies also contribute to pollination. You can increase your gardens harvest by planting flowers that give them nectar and pollen sources. But to 'bee' ( pretty lame but I...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by mainspring-nhn on 04-11-2008

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