The fruit season in my yard started with Haskap honeyberries, followed with strawberries which are just finishing, and now the first cherry bush 'Carmine Jewel' is starting to ripen. It is 4 years old now and really starting to produce. (Cherry 'Crimson Passion', also planted in 2008, didn't produce this year but it died to the ground last year and I subsequently moved it to a less exposed spot and I expect better next year.) The raspberries are ripening now too, and soon it will be Saskatoon time... I love summer!
I haven't tried making anything with these cherries since my kids eat them off the bush and don't leave any behind. But that's the point, for now. Maybe someday I'll have enough extra fruit for a pie!
I'm wondering if you can tell me more about the growing habits of this cherry? I have one that is in its second season (and has one cherry!). This spring it sent out a lot of new growth so I pruned out the branches that were crossing and were in the middle of the tree and it is now out of control again. Do you prune yours and if so when? Thanks so much for any information you can provide.
Posted by: 2catsandapencil | July 23, 2012 at 01:06 PM
I think you just need to be patient. Shrubs especially, take a few years to settle in and start producing. I expect starting next year you will start getting more and more fruit every year!
Janice
Posted by: Calgary Garden Coach | July 24, 2012 at 12:07 PM