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tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 08 9:49 am Post subject:
Apples are simple in comparison, cherries have extremely complex pollination groups, to be sure of GOOD pollination you need matching trees

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 08 9:50 am Post subject:
Gosh, I didn't know that! So where would be a good place to get the info on that?

sean
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Mon Jul 07, 08 9:51 am Post subject:
Quite fancy one of the Merton varieties 'cos they were developed just up the road from our old house. Are there any traditional Devon ones, and if so would any of them make a good match for say Merton Glory?

tahir

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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 08 9:54 am Post subject:
There isn't as far as I know an online source that lists pollination groups and peculiar incompatibilities of cherries, Martin Crawford's (ART) book is the most complete source. One day, I promise, I'll get the flipping cultivar DB thing online.

tahir

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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 08 9:55 am Post subject:

sean wrote:

Quite fancy one of the Merton varieties 'cos they were developed just up the road from our old house. Are there any traditional Devon ones, and if so would any of them make a good match for say Merton Glory?

A few, you still got that book on cherries I sent you? Knew you'd like the Merton connection

sean
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 08 9:56 am Post subject:
Errrr, probably. I'll have a search.

tahir

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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 08 9:56 am Post subject:

tahir wrote:

There isn't as far as I know an online source that lists pollination groups and peculiar incompatibilities of cherries, Martin Crawford's (ART) book is the most complete source. One day, I promise, I'll get the flipping cultivar DB thing online.

Which means that you have to rely on your nurseryman to know his stuff, all the modern varieties have been bred with ease of pollination in mind so they're less tricky.

sean
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 08 9:59 am Post subject:

sean wrote:

Errrr, probably. I'll have a search.

Found it. I'll get jamanda to read it.

tahir

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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 08 10:00 am Post subject:

sean wrote:

Errrr, probably. I'll have a search.

Found it. I'll get jamanda to read it.

Very easy to get sucked in by the descriptions, look at me I've ended up with an acre of em

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
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Location: Devon

Posted: Mon Jul 14, 08 4:06 pm Post subject:
I listened to the programme about cherries on the radio tonight, and it was very interesting, especially the bit about this place where you can rent a cherry tree. I'd wish someone nearer here did it. This scheme is in Kent.

marigold

Joined: 02 Sep 2005
Posts: 12458
Location: West Sussex

Posted: Mon Jul 14, 08 4:38 pm Post subject:

Jamanda wrote:

I listened to the programme about cherries on the radio tonight, and it was very interesting, especially the bit about this place where you can rent a cherry tree. I'd wish someone nearer here did it. This scheme is in Kent.

That's the place I mentioned on page 1

. It's actually is East Sussex, but they grow "Kent cherries"

hedgehogpie

Joined: 02 May 2006
Posts: 684
Location: Kent

Posted: Mon Jul 14, 08 6:10 pm Post subject:
The Kent Cherry is a variety. They have yellow/red skins and pale flesh.

Helen_A

Joined: 26 Jan 2005
Posts: 1548
Location: MK, Bucks.

Posted: Mon Jul 14, 08 8:33 pm Post subject:
Well - technically speaking, if its the guys I'm thinking of - they stradle the kent/e.sussex border Helen_A who is mildly annoyed not to be living there anymore, given that the 'nearest' cherries she can find to buy atm are from turkey (and no, I didn't actually buy any!)

Bebo

Joined: 21 May 2007
Posts: 12590
Location: East Sussex

Posted: Mon Jul 14, 08 8:37 pm Post subject:

marigold wrote:

Jamanda wrote:

That's the place I mentioned on page 1

. It's actually is East Sussex, but they grow "Kent cherries"

About 5 miles from where I live! Might have to rent one.

jamanda
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Posted: Mon Jul 14, 08 8:57 pm Post subject:
Oh! I would certainly if I lived near it from that article - the sums seemed to make sense.

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