Cherry Trees

The best time to plant your cherry tree is in the late fall or early spring when the ground has a lot of moisture. When deciding where you want to plant your tree, keep in mind that it not only loves a lot sun, but also needs good air circulation. Therefore, stay away from places that are near buildings or other trees. Pruning your tree is important because it ensures the most optimal access to sunlight and promotes the growth of new fruiting wood to help the proper development of higher quality fruit while it’s young. Usually the best time to prune fruit trees would be during dormancy in the winter. However, if you have a sweet fruiting cherry tree the rules do not apply. Sweet cherry trees are susceptible to fungal and bacterial diseases if pruned during the winter. You can avoid this by pruning your sweet cherry tree in the late summer.

If you want an abundance of fruit during the summer, pollination is a critical step you cannot afford to miss. Whether your tree is self pollinating or needs a pollinator to produce fruit, always remember that two trees are better than one. Cherry trees require bees to move pollen throughout flowers to achieve pollination. Therefore, avoid using pesticides during bloom time, because honeybees can easily be affected causing your cherry tree to receive less and less pollination. And if you don’t know what that means, the less bees you have to pollinate the less cherries you will have during harvest season.

These sun loving trees should bath in at least 6 hours of sun per day. Not only will this help the production of fruit, but it will also help to keep fungal problems to a minimum. Though cherry trees are adaptable to just about any kind of soil, it is a must that you plant your tree in an area that has good drainage. By doing this, you will help keep the foundation strong and healthy.