Morello cherry tree

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Morello cherry tree
« on: March 04, 2012, 11:10 »
Hi all my other half bought a morello cherry tree 3 weeks ago Ive put it in a small tub in my pollytunnel when is the best time to plant it out & what compost if any should I plant it in or will it just go straight into the ground any advice greatfully recieved Mick
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« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2012, 11:18 »

We bought two last year from Aldi. Planted one at home and one at the plot.

The one at home died because the local moggy's were using the base of newly turned soil as a toilet!  >:(

The one at the plot is growing nicely, it didn't fruit, but we put that down to being a new / young tree.

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« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2012, 11:50 »

We bought two last year from Aldi. Planted one at home and one at the plot.

The one at home died because the local moggy's were using the base of newly turned soil as a toilet!  >:(

The one at the plot is growing nicely, it didn't fruit, but we put that down to being a new / young tree.
Hi Goldfinger thats where she got hers from hope its OK

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Re: Morello cherry tree
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2012, 12:17 »

Looking at the buds forming this year, we might get 'something'......

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Re: Morello cherry tree
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2012, 13:23 »
Morello cherries don't mind shade, and can be trained flat to a wall too.

You can just plant it straight inot the ground, it doesn't need anything special. Just make sure the hole is around 75cm across and deep, so that there is enough space for the roots to grow out from the rootball, easily and the sides of the hole don't act as sump when it rains.

I always loosen the roots from the outside of the rootball, to encourage them not to grow around in a circle.

Keep it weel watered for the first summer, and remember that birds like to eat cherries as much as you do, so you will have to net the tree in some way

Hope all that helps  :D
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« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2012, 09:09 »
 :) thanks sunshineband that a great help I dont want to kill it b4 it has a chance or her indoors will blame me if it dies :tongue2:

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« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2012, 09:10 »
:) thanks sunshineband that a great help I dont want to kill it b4 it has a chance or her indoors will blame me if it dies :tongue2:

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