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R Jensen
    Jan 31, 2008Reply with quote#13

I have three year old Evans cherry tree.  I does not seem to grow and only has a few very short branches on the top and a few at the bottom.  The tree was 5' tall when purchased.  Can I cut off the major portion of this tree and try just growing it from the bottom.  I am lucky if I got 3 blooms last spring.

Jim Kohut
    Feb 23, 2008Reply with quote#14

Somewhere, something is not right with your plant. I've grown Evans cherry for a long time, and while it has some rather prominent peculiarities, it is a relatively vigorous grower, especially when young. And I'm not sure as to your logic regarding "growing it from the bottom". Are you suggesting trying to regrow the tree from the base by cutting it right back?

Both stunted growth and poor flowering performance can indicate a stress problem with this plant. It most certainly responds in this manner to a lack of hardiness, so I can only presume whether or not you are in a zone where it is hardy (somewhere between zone 2b and 3a to warmer). It very much dislikes standing water, and has a distinct preference for heavier soils.

I'd suggest looking for the "root" cause (pardon the pun) before you take any action.

Jim K.

Darlaine
    March 02, 2008Reply with quote#15

Hi.  Have 2 evans cherries on my acreage in Barons, Ab.  They are now about 7 years old and for the last two years have begun producing excellent fruits, especially if you let them get to the deep burgandy color.  The fruit holds to the tree extremely well, especially when you consider the unbelievable winds we get out here.  You might have to fight with the birds  for the fruit though.

TGrant
    June 24, 2008Reply with quote#16

I planted and evans cherry about three weeks ago, we have taken good care of it, watered it mulched it.... I bought it from superstore.  It looked good in the store and  had a lot of green fruit on it.  HOwever in the last bit some(old and new) of the leaves are starting to turn yellow, and some of the fruit is dried out...there is still lots of good leaves and fruit....is it going to recover or do you think I should fertilize or do something else to keep it from getting worse.

Jim Kohut
    July 04, 2008Reply with quote#17

Take a look at the article on "Transplant Shock" in the Info Zone - I suspect this is what you're seeing, and you'll pick up a few pointers there. Let me caution you about taking any drastic action on a newly planted tree!

Jim K.
Ron Stuart
    July 28, 2008Reply with quote#18

If you are still looking for the Evans Cherry tree you will frind it and several other varieties at The Saskatoon Berry Farm south and east of Calgary, just follow the sign on the #2 highway.

Chris
    Aug 07, 2008Reply with quote#19

I planted two at the top of my driveway in Cochrane and they are doing great. I mulched them the first year and have neglected them ever since. Last year each tree produced approx 15lbs of cherries each. Currently they are in their 6th year and are standing at about 8ft high. They have been maintained as single stem trees till now. Either suckers are starting to appear or the seeds spit back into the mulch have popped up this year but I will be transplanting them later this fall.
Best place to buy them would be the Saskatoon Farm in Dewinton (North of Okotoks) and south of Calgary.... The Saskatoon farm will be opening their Evans cherry U-Pick this year as well from what I understand.
Laurie
    Aug 28, 2008Reply with quote#20

I'm currently living in Sherwood Park and am the proud owner of 6 Evans Cherry trees about 4 or 5 years old.  Upon "surfing" the net, I've just discovered that I need to "harden" the trees off about this time of year for optimum flower / fruit production next year.  I'm going to try this.  They also had an infestation of black aphids that has taken me two years to rid.  Not sure if this is from neglect by the previous owner or a common problem with these trees.

Five of the trees are planted too close together (their trunks are within two feet of each other) and I need to remove two of them.  Basically this means I want to keep tree #1, take out tree #2, keep tree #3, take out tree #4 and keep tree #5.  I think this will solve my impending "crowding problem".  My question is: when do I move the two trees and what is the best method to use to protect the remaining three tree's root systems?
Alex
    Sept 01, 2008Reply with quote#21

I live in Edmonton and I also planted and Evans Cherry couple weeks ago.

Should I stop watering now?

I also have two nanking cherrys and two blueberries.




Colleen
    April 11, 2009Reply with quote#22

I have 2 Evans cherry trees in my backyard.  Planted them as 2 or 3 year old trees 2 years ago.  I do nothing with them and they grow like weeds and produce lots of fruit.  (Great for pies and jam!)  I will prune the trees this spring to remove the smaller branches growing off the main trunk from the ground to about a third of the way up...... they are about 7' tall now.  This should keep them looking more like trees and less like bushes.  I really enjoy the blossoms, fruit and look of these trees.

Bonnie
    June 19, 2010Reply with quote#23

I just bought two Evan's cherries at  a greenhouse I think its called "Greenland"  just on the east edge of Edmonton on the north side of the Yellowhead Hwy.  I live north of 55 lat (La Ronge SK) and am wondering how deep the soil has to be to grow these cherries? The place where I'm thinking has about 3-4 feet of soil on top of solid Precambrian-shield.   Also I was told to buy two to cross pollinate but one is a "romeo" evan's cherry and the other is a "cupid" evans cherry and I am wondering if the difference will matter?  How far apart should I plant these two plants?
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