So sorry having trouble with Houzz. Bought this tree 3 yrs ago as a standard montmorency cherry. It's about four ft high now with rather odd flowers and leaves for a sour cherry. What is it?

Looks like a sour cherry. If you want a single stem you'll have to prune it as such.

Thank you. I know it is a sour cherry, but what type??? I posted also on name that plant, and a gentleman thinks it is one of the newer bush hybrids, most likely. " Jan". It blomed last year but no fruit.

Marcus:

The flowers look like cherry to me! I am just wondering about the multi-stemmed form on your cherry. Was it a single-stem when you received it? Just asking as Montmorency would be budded onto a cherry rootstock. If your original tree died or damaged by critters and the rootstock suckered up, what is now blooming may not be Montmorency cherry. Are the multiple stems coming from above or below the original graft/bud union?

Having only 4' height after 3 years of growing is somewhat slow growth (unless you have one of the new bush cherries from Canada). What size whas the tree when you planted it? And did the top get damaged since it was planted?

No damage. It was a one foot stick when I planted. Got it at a annual cheep plant sell in Asheville. Possibly miss-labeled, or graft failure, I believe. The prevelant theory is that it is one of the bush cultivars, most likely "Jan", since it bloomed but did not set fruit last year. Thank you all for your insight!

The tree looks healthy so keep us posted on the outcome when you pick the fruit this year! Having a 'mystery' cherry sounds exciting. I never had a tart cherry variety produce fruit I did not like. Whatever it is, bound to be tasty!

Will do!

>>with rather odd flowers and leaves for a sour cherry. What is it?<<

>> I know it is a sour cherry,<<

Well no...in your first post you didn't know...after my post you suddenly knew lol.

Most sour cherries look similar in this state...will have to see fruit for further evaluation.

So sorry, cross posted this in "name that Plant" that's why I knew it's a sour cherry. If I get fruit I'll post.

Hey, unrelated question.. does Montmorency grow well and produce in low sun areas?

Well, I know I promised to post a pic of the fruits of my hybrid bush sour cherry. But it ripened when I was on vacation. Before I left it had about two dozen green fruits. When I arrived home about a dozen were left, ripe about the size of a blueberry with most of the fruit a seed. NOT WORTH the trouble to harvest.....birds git them before I could take pic. Anyone know if it would be worth to graft a better Variety if possible?