Do you use bags made out of netting to cover the fruit? I did and to PC or white fly still got them. There are worms in many of my sweet cherries. (Massachusetts). I was excited because this was the first time I really had something worth harvesting.
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No, Iāve never used the bags on any fruit. Stone fruit really have to be sprayed on the east coast or it will almost always be a total loss. Cherries are often easier than other stone fruit, but they get rot and pc as well.
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I thought these were Bing or lapins, there were not. I left a few on the tree and it turns out they were black tartarian! So delicious! The bags I used correctly (tied really well, with no gaps) kept PC and flies out. Not a ding worm. I did get brown rot cherries. Now to learn about that!
A belated thanks for this report, somehow I missed it. Your views pretty closely align with my own experience. I can add a few things.
White Gold production eventually will pick up. I think when my tree was a dozen or so years old it really kicked in. I get more than I can eat and give away now. Itās overall also my favorite.
Rainer I didnāt grow but it has been reported to be more prone to cracking than WG so I never tried it.
I also really like Black Tartarian, it is super flavorful. But it is small and soft and prone to canker. And also takes a very long time to fruit well.
I never tried Black York but will try it if I ever try any more varieties (a bit doubtful at this point).
Both Attika and Regina are excellent for me. Regina takes a few years to taste good and you need wait to pick when they are almost black. Attika has not fruited much yet but so far so good.
I also donāt like Stella or Lapinsā¦ the original self pollinating varieties are not great cherries. And I love Monty of course, Iāve said it so many times alreadyā¦ this year I didnāt get the spinosad on in time and had too many fruit flies (SWD) but still got an ok crop.
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Has anyone tried the Pearl series?
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Thinking Jose has some fruiting, but he is in Europe. They are kind of new and not offered much in the US, so I wouldnāt expect anyone to have any fruiting.
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Many people here have reported they are growing Black Pearl or Ebony Pearl, but I donāt recall much in the way of performance.
Kinda on topicā¦kinda not butā¦
Its maraschino cherry time (holidays)ā¦ and i noticed at my local walmart they had an extra fancy jar of them for like $20 and my Aldi has them for like $2 a jar. I never knew that they were bleached in sulfur dioxide and calcium salts for up to a yearā¦then dyed with food coloring and soaked in sugar. Gross.
I know that they make a ham look pretty and alot of folks snack on themā¦ as well as being loaded into fruit cakesā¦cherry ice creamsā¦ etcā¦ maybe you will buy cordials or queen anne cherries for your significant other these holidays.
Looks like these cherries are mostly Queen Anne aka. Royal Ann(e) aka. Napoleon which are all similar to Rainier.
I did a search before posting and looks like a couple of folks wanted to grow their own Maraschino cherry tree.
39th parallel nursery was desparately looking for scionā¦ not sure if he ever got themā¦but he can now from OGW and Raintree
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You are probably pretty close to me in Loudoun. What rootstocks did you utilize? I was going to plant on mounds due to poor drainage, but I am hesitant to even try Mahaleb. ACN gives me G5 and G12 options, but may order a few on Mazzard for varieties ACN does not carry.
Kris, probably the richest flavored canned cherry I ever tasted was Luxardo marasca cherries, unbelievable!
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They are a variety pack of rootstocks from more standard to dwarf. I donāt recall what they are, but all of them are doing well though. @comish83