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“Picked my own cherries from a small orchard that lets anyone pick their own for a small amount of money and charged by the pound...Love cherry jam...”

I have cherry trees and I was proud to burstin’ this season when my ‘Montmorency’ blessed me for the first time (she’s five years old now) with enough cherries for TWO pies, LOL!

I only have about two dozen peaches on this season and after today’s torrential rains I’ve been afraid to see what’s left of them. *SIGH*

I’ll tell you in the morning...but only if it’s GOOD news, LOL!

When your trees get mature, grow a peach or pear in a bottle it blows peoples minds. You could also do it with an apply...After blooming when the fruit is very small find a good branch and place a empty soda bottle over it and if necessary tie or tape to branch...Be sure to spritz it with water once in a while for moisture...As the fruit grows, it fills the bottle. You don't even have to leave it on the branch until it ripens, just the fact that a big fruit is in a long neck bottle gives all the kids a HOW DID YOU DO THAT moment..

Glad you had luck with your cherry tree. When I moved here I planted the same kind...after the 4th year, it died back to lower than the graft...Now its just a huge bush that does nothing....I really should cut it down...