Re: [nafex] North Star vs Meteor vs ?

Fluffy,

I do grow sweet cherries, though some are challenging.

Currently, I grow 'Lyons' (the family favorite for taste, but also the shyest bearer), 'Yellow Sweet Spanish' (most susceptible to brown rot, but a truly beautiful tree- worth to grow as an ornamental), 'Van' (the most dependable and productive and quite a nice flavor) and 'NY518'/ 'Nugent' (birds do not ignore them, despite what the catalogs say). I've attempted and failed to grow 'Merton Bigarreau' (insufficient chilling and too susceptible to bacterial canker). I also grow 'Belle Magnifique', a Duke with a too-upright growth habit, but nice tart-sweet cherries.

I've also grown 'Craig's Crimson', but had mixed results.

In Georgia, I had more trouble. Cherry leaf spot and bacterial canker kept me from producing a single sweet cherry. I attempted 'Black Tartarian', 'Starkcrimson', 'Hedelfingen' and 'Emperor Francis'.

Best regards,

Anton


-----Original Message-----
>From: fuwa fuwa usagi <fuwafuwausagi@muchomail.com>
>Sent: Jun 29, 2015 8:30 PM
>To: Anton Callaway <marillen@earthlink.net>, mailing list at ibiblio -
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>Subject: Re: [nafex] North Star vs Meteor vs ?
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>Anton,
>
>Whew thank you for the response. I was feeling like leper.
>Boy you are in pretty piece of country. I go Charlotte/Moorseville frequently and low the surrounding countryside.
>
>Are you able to grow sweet cherries at all? I am helping a Russian immigrate in Moorseville with her yard and am at a disadvantage since I do not know the conditions there. I surmise that sweet cherries are far too difficult.
>
>the fluffy one
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>--- marillen@earthlink.net wrote:
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>From: Anton Callaway <marillen@earthlink.net>
>To: mailing list at ibiblio - Northamerican Allied Fruit Experimenters <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Subject: Re: [nafex] North Star vs Meteor vs ?
>Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 19:50:00 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
>
>Mr. Fluffy,
>
>'Northstar' is also my favorite all-around pie cherry. Perhaps a bit surprising since my 36 years of orcharding have been in the hot & humid Southeastern US. In my Georgia orchard, I had 'Montmorency', Starkspur Montmorency, 'Meteor' and 'North Star'. All were good, but 'North Star' was the most productive and healthy. Since moving to North Carolina, I've grown 'North Star', 'Surefire', 'Balaton', 'Carmine Jewel' and recently added 'Romeo'. The 'Balaton's were terrible. Mediocre quality fruit on an unhealthy tree. 'Surefire' was very productive if we had a good chilling winter and the cherries were very good quality, but most winters we don't get enough chilling to please 'Surefire' and it eventually died.
>
>'Carmine Jewel' finally produced well this year and the cherry quality was very good. It is a healthy tree, also. I have had problems in past years with CJ and brown rot, if we get a lot of rain during ripening season.
>
>Of all the pie cherries I've grown, 'North Star' remains the favorite, although if Carmine Jewel continues to behave like this year, it will finally be a cherry to equal North Star. The trees also stay small, like North Star.
>
>Anton
>North Carolina Piedmont
>Zone 8
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: fuwa fuwa usagi <fuwafuwausagi@muchomail.com>
>>Sent: Jun 19, 2015 12:56 AM
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>>Subject: [nafex] North Star vs Meteor vs ?
>>
>>Gang,
>>
>>I have been growing NorthStar (sour cherry) for about 20 years now. I must say I am impressed. It make an attractive addition to the integrated landscape, gives copious amounts of fruit for the tree canopy, is easily held at 6 feet and is generally insect, disease resistant.
>>
>>All that being said I am always up for an improvement. Does anyone have any opinion on Meteor or any other dwarf to semi-dwarf sour cherry? Additionally a comparison to NorthStar would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>I am interested in small trees that can be easily netted for the integrated urban landscape.
>>
>>the fluffy one
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