Montmorency Cherry tree
Owner: Richard
Location: Decatur, ILLINOIS/MACON, United States
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| Age: | Planted in about 2012 |
| Age of this tree: | 12 years |
| Soil: | clay-pH=7.2,organic matter=2.4%, 2' diameter mulch in sod |
| Climate at this location: | USDA hardiness zone= zone 5/6 border |
| Pruning: | winter pruning to open canopy |
| Tree form: | Bush (wider at top than bottom) |
| Height: | Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m |
| Cropping: | Medium crops |
| Growth: | This tree grows easily here |
| Herbicides: | Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding) |
| Pesticides: | Un-treated |
| Local pests: | deer and more deer |
Owner's comments
Montmorency pie cherry, the dominant pie cherry of the United States. There is good reason for this. The taste and the tree crops well, perhaps too well. I thinned some of the blooms this year because there were so many. The Gisela 5 rootstock works well for a home grower like me. The rootstock produces a wide heavily branched tree that has many cherries and is small enough to completely pick with a small step ladder. The tree is not staked but stands well even though it is exposed to strong wind from the South.Season records for this tree
2017
Spring blossom: 15 April
Size: 3.0m / 10.0ft high
Good harvest this year. First year using bird scare tape when fruit started to color. Some leaf spot problems in the fall.