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Sweet cherry tree pollination

19 years ago

Hello everybody, I spend most of my time in the tomato forum, but I have had a cherry tree for 6 years now and it flowers fantastically every year, but no cherries. I've just spent 2 hours in Google looking and very little info. Only that there are only 1 or 2 sweet cherry trees that are self-fertile and that I would need another tree to obtain cherries. Is this true? Any helpful info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much.

Spanishtaw

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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
19 years ago
Yes, there are a few self-fertile sweet cherries ('Stella', 'Lapins', 'Sweetheart') but most others will need a second variety to afford cross pollination. And it doesn't have to be a second sweet cherry variety - pie or sour cherries are all self-fertile and will provide pollination services for other fruiting cherries.
pineresin
19 years ago
Yes, it's true. Do you know what particular cultivar your tree is? That will influence the choice of the second cultivar to give the best pollination.

Resin
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