The manual deals mainly with how to start and maintain cherry trees in several intensive orchard systems.
Updated and expanded July 2020
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Updated and expanded July 2020
Growing sweet cherries has gained new momentum.
More varieties are now available that have superior qualities, are self-fertile, can extend the harvest season to more than eight weeks, and the fruit are more resistant to rain-cracking.
Other factors that have contributed to a resurgence in cherry growing all over the world are:
The manual deals mainly with how to start and maintain cherry trees in several intensive orchard systems.
A section on varieties has been included to help you decide which ones to plant.
The manual describes in detail how to use Cytolin (called Promalin overseas) to promote fruiting branches.
The manual also mentions rootstocks, bacterial canker, rain, birds, pollination, fruit quality, and spur development as they form part of the overall management strategy.
Many pictures and drawings illustrate the methods of promoting fruiting branches and training the trees—needed to establish the foundation of the four high density orchard systems discussed in our other manual, Sweet cherries—high density orchard systems.
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