Each collection contains two sweet cherry trees — 1 Starkrimson® and 1 Stella.
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Having the proper tools and supplies when growing your own can make the difference between a good harvest and a great harvest! Here's a list that our experts recommend for this variety.
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I wanted to try this collection along with the Sweet Tart Cherry collection so as to do everything possible to enhance and improve production. Should the trees all live, I should have a better harvest with the additional pollinators..... free shipping along with the reviews I read helped as well in my deciding on both collections.
Stark Bros. has a lot of positive feedback, In forums posted all over the internet. The quality of their plants, healthy root system is very important to handle hot summers.
I have been purchasing fruit trees and other products from Stark Bros. for many years. They offer the BEST warranty/guarantee for their products. They know their trees and other items they sale. The sales staff can answer any questions you may have especially what tree should thrive in your hardiness zone and their shipping fees are reasonable.
I wanted to try this collection along with the Sweet Tart Cherry collection so as to do everything possible to enhance and improve production. Should the trees all live, I should have a better harvest with the additional pollinators..... free shipping along with the reviews I read helped as well in my deciding on both collections.
What is the only thing better than cherries? More cherries! We have Black Gold, we wanted 2 more trees of other varieties and ripening times. Supreme quality makes a difference, so we buy it when available.
Stark Bros. has a lot of positive feedback, In forums posted all over the internet. The quality of their plants, healthy root system is very important to handle hot summers.
I have been purchasing fruit trees and other products from Stark Bros. for many years. They offer the BEST warranty/guarantee for their products. They know their trees and other items they sale. The sales staff can answer any questions you may have especially what tree should thrive in your hardiness zone and their shipping fees are reasonable.
What is the only thing better than cherries? More cherries! We have Black Gold, we wanted 2 more trees of other varieties and ripening times. Supreme quality makes a difference, so we buy it when available.
BEST ANSWER:In my experience, you don't. Bird nets may work. Sometimes a fake owl scares them off for a bit. But hungry birds will eat cherries so you have to pick them quick.
BEST ANSWER:In my experience, you don't. Bird nets may work. Sometimes a fake owl scares them off for a bit. But hungry birds will eat cherries so you have to pick them quick.
BEST ANSWER:It's too warm where you live for cherry trees, sorry to disappoint. These trees requires a certain number of days/hours below a certain temperature in order to go dormant and restart its production cycle. The trees will survive in your zone, but will not produce much, if any, fruit.
BEST ANSWER:It's too warm where you live for cherry trees, sorry to disappoint. These trees requires a certain number of days/hours below a certain temperature in order to go dormant and restart its production cycle. The trees will survive in your zone, but will not produce much, if any, fruit.
Great trees so far but I would like to share something important.
The trees grew very well from May through August. I planted them in a 4' wide, 2' deep hole, 1/3 garden soil, 1/2 local soil, 1/6 mulch making a low mound. A storm came in September which I thought was good for the trees. It was for the apples, apricots and peaches, but not the cherries. They started to get brown spot on the leaves, although treated with an anti-fungal copper spray, they lost between 1/2 and 3/4 of their leaves. I researched the problem and found that the heavier soils are very tough on sweet cherries after a large rain in Indiana, and that a solution for this problem is a raised bed and a good dose of peat moss (about 1/4). Some of my winter squash and a blackberry have had problem with fungus too, since I started after moving here 3 years ago. I hope this helps. Otherwise I look forward to adding some plums and nut trees next year.
These trees have withstood a harsh Winter as well as a mild one with no frost or disease damage. Into their third year, they look vigorous this Spring and one even has some blossoms... Now I'll have to fight with the birds and hope to have some fruit this year or the next. Good stock and also have a good shape with the right pruning.
The trees are just now a year old. One of the cherry trees is growing beautifully. The second..sat in some flood water last year..but held on strong and is trying to catch up. :D The apple tree; had a very slowly start..so much that i thought it was dead, but it has put on several branches. I know getting fruit on them usually takes a few years, but I am grateful that I have started my mini orchard. :D
The trees are surviving well, even though the deer munched on them a little. No fruit yet, but I'm just glad they've made it through our hot TN summer!
One of these made it through the season and did pretty well over the winter. It looks pretty good nearly a year later. The other did not make it more than a few months. There was a terrible drought and I watered as much as I could. Probably not Stark's fault. They can't control the weather!
I planted my cherry trees last summer, a year later now and my Stella tree looks beautiful! There's lots of growth and looks very healthy. However, my other tree did not come back this spring. Though there is a small amount of growth below the graft.
I have now purchesed 13 different fruit tree varieties from starksbros. so far i have had success from 12 of the plants. I am not sure why but I lost the stella sweet cherry tree. When I told customer service about it they sent a free one time replacement tree out right away. Unfortunately the tree seems to be on the decline again and I am afraid it will not make it. I don't think it has anything to do with the product I recieved but am thinking it is just due to the extreemely wet conditions the cherry had to put up with this spring before becoming established. Given the quick shipping and the no hassle replacement i recieved for the cherry tree I would not hesitate to order more varieties of trees from starkbros. I will just have to find a better location for any future additions to my mini orchard.
