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Starkrimson Cherry tree

Owner: Anton

Location:  Cumming, GEORGIA, United States

Age:Planted in about 1980
Age of this tree:45 years
Soil:sandy, with clay subsoil 
Climate at this location:hot, humid, buggy
Pruning:minimally
Tree form:Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:Between 6ft / 2m and 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Does not usually produce any fruit
Growth:This tree does not grow well here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Chemical treatments
Local pests:bacterial canker, cherry leafspot, Japanese beetles

Owner's comments

tree suffered badly from cherry leafspot and eventually succumbed to bacterial canker. Produced a few blossoms, but never fruited. As grown in British Columbia, Canada, the fruit is delicious, sweet and firm with an almost crisp skin.