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Mount Ranier Cherry seeds
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 1:36 pm
by robertrks
Hello;
Is it even possible to germinate the seedlings from Mount Ranier cherry's or any cherry's for that matter and plant them to grow Cherry Tree's?
If so; can you help me out and explain how?
Thank;
Robert
Colorado Springs
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:02 am
by tomc
Eat fruit, spit out stone, plant shallowly in quick draining soil. Over-winter in pot under mulch or in cold frame. Seed will germinate next spring.
Will the next generation be true-to-type? Maybe. If not true to type, will it be good enough to eat? Probably.
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:20 pm
by robertrks
Thank you Tom. I will give it a go. Robert
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:31 pm
by Kisal
Mt. Rainier cherry trees require a different variety for pollination. Bing and Van are popular around where I live. That means you'll need to plant some other variety than Mt. Rainier in order for your trees to produce cherries.
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:03 pm
by CharlieBear
Warning, if you get a good cherry tree from the seed, it will mature at about 40-50 feet. Most cherry trees are grafted using scion wood from a tree of the type required. A neighbor once grew 4 cherry trees from seed and they were all "male" trees. That is trees that grew bitter cherries, that are mostly pit and only a thin covering of mostly skin. It would probably be better if you want cherry trees to buy them in the proper size for your property from a grower.
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 11:19 am
by tomc
CharlieBear wrote:Warning, if you get a good cherry tree from the seed, it will mature at about 40-50 feet. Most cherry trees are grafted using scion wood from a tree of the type required. A neighbor once grew 4 cherry trees from seed and they were all "male" trees. That is trees that grew bitter cherries, that are mostly pit and only a thin covering of mostly skin. It would probably be better if you want cherry trees to buy them in the proper size for your property from a grower.
I must respectuly disagree with CharlieBear.
I did have other prunus growing on site so I cannot say about pollen viability.
Cherry unpruned,
is a big tree. Cherry pruned is no taller than you want it to be. Cherry bonsai should serve as exhibit #A
Variability of cherry does happen. But the closest thing I have ever encountered to a "male" tree was prunus serotina (the size should be a hint). its a feral tree for forest products. Overwhelmingly cherry grows near-to, or in fact true to type. Been there, done that, spit out the stones.