Re: [NAFEX] Bush cherry suckers

Hi Jay,

Assuming it is on its own roots (which it should be) it is best to let suckers grow up. They will eventually replace the original trunk when it needs to be replaced. But you can also use them to make a wider bush than you currently have.
Older trunks eventually become unproductive with many 'blind branches' and are more susceptible to winter damage. Cherry trees either have buds that make fruit or leaves, not both.
After years of production you can get 4ft long branches with no leaves along most of it with a tuft of a dozen leaves or so at the end. That's because those branches had made fruits or flowers and are incapable of generating leaves on side shoots.

When we had severe cold (-50C) it was the oldest trunks on our bushes that died on almost every bush. But because we had multi-trunk bushes we didn't lose a single bush. Younger trunks and branches survived.

Cheers,


Dr. Bob Bors
Assistant Professor
Head of the Fruit Program
Dept of Plant Sciences
University of Saskatchewan
51 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A8
Canada
http://www.fruit.usask.ca/



-----Original Message-----
From: NAFEX <nafex-bounces+bob.bors=usask.ca@lists.ibiblio.org> On Behalf Of Jay Cutts
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2023 8:42 AM
To: Nafex <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [NAFEX] Bush cherry suckers

CAUTION: External to USask. Verify sender and use caution with links and attachments. Forward suspicious emails to phishing@usask.ca


I have a Carmine Jewel that has been producing a lot of good fruit.

The plant is sending up quite a number of suckers.

Is it ok to let the suckers grow and develop into a stand or is it better for fruit production to remove the suckers (and hopefully replant them, as this particular CJ seems to have some better qualities)?

--

Regards,

Jay

Jay Cutts
Director, Cutts Graduate Reviews
Author, Barron's LSAT Prep Book, now published
as the Cognella LSAT Roadmap
Lead Author, Barron's MCAT Prep Book
Lead Author, Barron's MCAT Flash Cards
(505) 281-0684 (landline, no texts)
(505) 717-6394 (cell, text or voicemail)
10 am to 10 pm Mt Time, 7 days

__________________
NAFEX mailing list
NAFEX@lists.ibiblio.org
Northamerican Allied Fruit Experimenters subscribe/unsubscribe|user config|list info:
https://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex
__________________
NAFEX mailing list
NAFEX@lists.ibiblio.org
Northamerican Allied Fruit Experimenters
subscribe/unsubscribe|user config|list info:
https://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex