Home Grown: Cross-Pollinating Cherry Trees

If the fruit set on your cherry trees was a bust last year, the reason may be inadequate cross-pollination. Here's a little background so you can make big plans for the coming year.

There are two main types of cherries: sour and sweet.

Tart cherries are self-fruitful, which means you only need one kind of tree to set a good crop. But sweet cherries aren't so sweet natured in temperament.

Continued at... Cross-Pollinating Cherry Trees

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