Benton® Sweet Cherry

I ordered two trees on February 11th and received the 16th. The trees, the Benton® Sweet Cherry Dwarf and the Starkrimson® Sweet Cherry Dwarf, straight out of the box looked healthy, pre-pruned beautifully, and looked how everyone describes the trees ordered on this site (like a big stick, first time ordering from this site). I was not worried due to all the great reviews. I took them out the box and poured 2 cups of water on the shredded newspaper and plastic bag the roots are covered in to protect the roots. I let them stay inside the bathroom in the hallway with no windows and closed the door because when I received them it was dark and freezing weather, so I could not plant. The next day in the early morning at first daybreak I went outside to plant them. I decided on the front of my house and 10ft away from my driveway and 10ft apart. I dug a hole roughly 5 feet in diameter for each tree and filled the ground since I have a clay-ish ground with some humus soil from our local Wal-Mart and Milorganite 15-10-10 to mix into the soil and mixed about 1/4th of a cup of the fertilizer into the soil. After doing this for both trees I put Hyponex Black Mulch in a 5 diameter circle and roughly 4 inches high. I didn't plant these at a great time as it was low 20's at night a week before planting and it was low 20's for the next 9 nights after planting them, i was too scared to leave them in the bathroom tub for 2 weeks before the weather warmed up and decided to take my chances. I covered them with a tarp every night right before dark and took off in the morning before going to work. There was 2 nights that it frosted on the trees that I didn't check the weather. I am happy to report after doing all this exactly a month ago today there was leaves growing on the trees and there is buds all over the tree! I recommend this site and this tree. Most trees would not survive this weather straight out of a greenhouse, they give quality trees.

I only planted it last year, so no fruit yet. It has buds and looks really healthy.

Ordered this tree late Friday, knew it would not ship out until Monday or Tuesday. At first it showed being delivered that following Friday, 7 days not bad. That Wednesday I checked the tracking and WOW it was delivered on my door step already. That was fast shipping, so then I opened the box when I got home. Tree was wrapped in plastic nicely, and the bare roots were surrounded by damp news paper shreds to keep them moist. Going to plant this tree tonight when I get off of work. Had great instructions inside the box as well. So far such a great experience with Starkbros so far. I am thinking now of a Meyer Lemon tree is my next purchase with this company... Overall so far I am very pleased with my service and purchase...

The Benton sweet cherry has a vigurous look. It was planted to provide cross polination for 20 year old sweet cherry trees that never produced cherries. When bought 20 years ago, it was stated polination would be better with two or more trees. Now science identified.that they are "self-unfruitful." Make sure your fruit and nut trees are self fruitful or unfruitful. Stark Brothers have been a reliable and qualify source of trees for my land. (About 65)

Planted it in spring last year with other fruit trees. All others made it through the winter and are doing well. The Benton Cherry did not. Just a stick in the ground.

It’s growing awesome. Can’t wait til it’s start fruiting. I don’t really known how long but I am hoping it will be soon like my peach tree I bought from starkbros. I had fruit right away even when the tree is so tiny. Love it, I do recommend starkbros

I only planted the tree in March of 2018 and during the summer of 2018 I was having medical issues and we had a lot of trouble with Japanese Beatles and my trees got hit hard. I was spraying with seven spray but there were just too many and I should have been able to spray them daily but my health would not allow it. The reason that I gave a 3 star rating is this was not the fault of the tree itself it was a beautiful tree until the Japanese devils attacked it.