That might depend on how badly you want them. If you use bird netting and other techniques you should be able to get some. I'll find out soon enough with my own bings that set fruit this year.

Crabjoe:

Bing is not a good variety for your location. I doubt that the little green cherries will hold on the tree because of incomplete pollination, but if they do they will crack long before you are able to pick and eat one. Odds that you will win the Maryland lottery are better.

Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA

Dang it Don!! You just busted my happy bubble. I really thought I was going to get Cherries.

What sweet cherry variety do you suggest?

Crabjoe:

Lapins, maybe Black Gold from Geneva. The same Summerland, B.C. program that produced Lapins has several newer types, among them Sandra Rose. I have one of those, and also a Lapins. I tried seven or eight of the large West Coast cherries years ago. Never again. They are a waste of time and money in the east. They can take heat, and they can take humidity, but not both at the same time. Some specific varieties, like Bing, also seem nearly impossible to pollinate here. If it were possible to grow these varieties in the east, somebody would be doing it commercially, but nobody is. They bring top dollar in the supermarkets.

It goes without saying, CJ, that I hope your Bing cherries hang on. But I wouldn't bet Jellyman farms on it.

Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA

Bing! is the special call birds use to alert others when they discover your orchard variety of cherry tree with its bonanza of unnaturally large and succulent fruits.

crabjoe,

Black gold cherry was bred for the east coast. I wanted the Black Gold on dwarfing rootstock but they were sold out. I recently planted a compact Lapins and compact Stella from Miller Nursery and I am happy with them. I also planted a Crimson Passion and Carmine Jewel bush cherries from St Lawrence, also VG quality.

Here is a link that might be useful: Black Gold Cherry