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Dwarf, cherry trees

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Shinamae Mon 20-Mar-23 12:14:59
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I’m in the process of having my garden redone.
Basically the bottom bit of the garden is going to be for wildflowers, I’m getting the pond moved over to the side and the rest of it is going to be lawn
I am having some plants put in the ground and some in pots and wondered if anybody has any experience of dwarf cherry trees where is the best place to get them and do they do better in a pot or in the ground?

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Aldom Tue 04-Apr-23 10:06:22

All looking good Shinamae. smile

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Shinamae Sat 08-Apr-23 16:42:35
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Pond is done….🤗
Just the rest of it now 🤓

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Shinamae Wed 02-Aug-23 23:44:45

My garden has been done now. I am very pleased with it.
I especially like the busy Lizzies…😁

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Shinamae Wed 02-Aug-23 23:46:28

Tried to post pictures didn’t work we will try again 🤷‍♀️

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Shinamae Wed 02-Aug-23 23:47:34
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🤦‍♀️ finally..

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Shinamae Wed 02-Aug-23 23:48:48
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Will it post the busy Lizzies?…🤓

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25Avalon Fri 04-Aug-23 14:16:22

I have 5 different varieties of Cherries on dwarf rootstock. When you get fruit if you want to eat them you will need to net or the birds will get them first! The blossom is beautiful in spring.

To keep the trees at 7ft high you may need to prune. This is best done in July/August to lessen the risk of disease. Dead branches or overlapping ones should be removed.

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3dognight Fri 04-Aug-23 14:50:30

Yes as Avalon says, always net it when the fruit is ripening otherwise the birds will get there first. Mine is a Stella variety same as yours but even though it’s a huge tree now and too big to net only once did I manage to get a few pounds of cherries. That was the year when I festooned it with bird scaring things like cds dangling on string , plastic shopping bags tied on the branches, and most terrifying of all footballs painted with eyes and hung in old stockings tied to the tree!!
Poor tree it was an embarrassment, however it did keep the birds off.

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Shinamae Sat 05-Aug-23 10:55:08
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Considering my cherry tree was just a “stick”with a few buds on it a few months ago I think it is doing quite well..
Thanks for your advice…

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