Why is late blooming so important? It depends on where you are but many places in the east don't lose cherry blossoms very often at all. My blossoms have not frozen out in over a dozen years.

I grew several sour cherries but prefer the flavor of Montmorency. I didn't try surefire or meteor.

Scott

:shrug: multiple sources ive read said montmorency is suseptible to frost damage. i live in staunton va

It is early, but if your area if anything like mine we have few problems with early freezes of any kind. The midwest and mountain west are very different stories, if you were there it would be a big issue. Get a Monty, its the best tasting sour cherry.

Scott