What a wonderful way to start a Saturday. I had a knock at the door, and it was the FedEx person with a delivery for me. By the shape of the box, I new exactly what it was, and had to start tearing it open right there on the front door step. Inside were three trees (well, more like sticks with roots) that I had begun to think would never arrive, Cristoballina cherries! It has taken three years to get them but now they are finally in my back yard.
I can only hope that they can live up to their billing, for Cristoballina is supposed to be a low-chill self-fertile cherry, originally from southern Spain. How low chill I do not know, but it is touted as being a cherry for Southern California. It is going to take a few years to find out how well it will do for me, but with my lack of enthusiasm for the Minnie Royal/Royal Lee combination, I am really hoping that this variety will work out.
Cheers,
Richard