Hi, this is my first post. I recently purchased CJ & CP dwarf cherries from Honeyberry USA nursery (see pics for what I received). I planted them under a highly trimmed Water Oak so they will get some relief from the Noonday sun.
I was looking for a cherry to grow down here in Texas (Z8b), and I haven't really heard many good stories about the famous Minnie Royal and Royal Lee trees out of Dave Wilson. Especially where I live, we get late (mid-March) Spring frosts, these cherries apparently almost always bloom too early. I am aware of Nanking cherries and do plan to plant some, but I chose the CJ & CP because they seemed closer to a traditional cherry.
These University of Saskatchewan cherries were bred for very cold Winters, but I've read some anecdotal reviews on the Gurney's website about people having success with these cherries in the South. One review was in Wilson, OK and the other review was from Morgan City, LA.
Does anyone have any experience with these cherries in Texas or a similar climate to Zone 8b with late Spring frosts? I'd love to hear some first-hand Southern experience on these.
The two Carmine Jewel cherries:
This post was edited by Meister_Z8b on Fri, Nov 7, 14 at 13:58
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