whistler
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| Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 3:50 am Post subject: Young cherry tree |
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I bought this at Home Depot last year for $15, end of season sale. Its a combo cherry tree, supposed to have different varieties grafted on to it. It has several cherries on it, not ripe yet, birds starting to gnaw on them.
Combo cherry tree ( photo / image / picture from whistler's Garden )
Branch on cherry tree ( photo / image / picture from whistler's Garden )
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Sherry8
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| Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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I will be interested to see how much you get from the cherry tree and how it taste. Very interesting tree you found..
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glendann
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| Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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I do hope you can keep the birds away long enough to tell how the fruit is.Its a cute little tree and cherry's are a yummy fruit.
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Netty
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| Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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I put in a Cherry tree the same year I added 2 pear trees. The birds got every last cherry 
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wilsonmian
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| Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:08 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
your cherries are going good, but be alert from the birds.
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whistler
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| Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:07 am Post subject: |
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My husband loves cherries. I like them too but rarely get a chance to eat them before he finishes them off.
Will hanging metal flasher things from the branches scare off the birds?
Yes, its a cute tree and I was intrigued by the label that says its a combo and has more than one cherry variety, though it didn't specify what types I have. I sure hope they're not sour cherries! Just happened to spot it late last summer while at Home Depot when I got bored trailing after my husband and headed to the garden centre. I bought several fruit trees that were on for half price or lower. Haven't seen this type of tree at Home Depot this summer.
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