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robinhood

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Wtb Prunus tomentosa /Nanking dwarf Cherry seeds
« on: August 05, 2016, 10:04:29 AM »
Looks like a nice hardy cherry anyone have?


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Re: Wtb Prunus tomentosa /Nanking dwarf Cherry seeds
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2016, 12:34:48 PM »
What zone are you in? I live in Michigan, US, which is famous for it's cherries and even we grow just regular black cherries or rainier cherries. Nanking bush cherries are hardy to zone 3b-7. By all means grow them but regular cherries should do better in Queensland I would think.

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Re: Wtb Prunus tomentosa /Nanking dwarf Cherry seeds
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2016, 06:04:43 PM »
Unfortunately we don't get near the chill hours needed for regular cherry varieties to fruit.
Nanking is a low chill variety.

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Re: Wtb Prunus tomentosa /Nanking dwarf Cherry seeds
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2016, 10:46:38 PM »
That is actually very surprising, since they are almost arctic. Anyway, I don't have seeds but I do know you should plant a few different varieties as fruit quality increases with genetic variation.

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Re: Wtb Prunus tomentosa /Nanking dwarf Cherry seeds
« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2016, 07:14:28 AM »
Yea they could be a good one for brisbane climate aye carl look like heavy croppers

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Re: Wtb Prunus tomentosa /Nanking dwarf Cherry seeds
« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2016, 02:10:15 PM »
It makes sense now to me because not only can they tolerate extreme cold but also extreme heat. There are a few cherry relatives that are low chill, like Prunus ilicifolia, Prunus salicifolia, and Prunus lyonii as they are from subtropical areas like California and Central America. I don't know of their quality first hand but I do know their fruits seem to be more similar to the common cherry in size and flavor. Seeds of these cherries are sold on TradewindsFruits.com when they are in season, if you would be interested. They also sell wild black cherries, chokecherries, mahlab, and your Nanking cherries.

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Re: Wtb Prunus tomentosa /Nanking dwarf Cherry seeds
« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2016, 10:14:52 PM »
Cheers for the info akanonui 😀👍🏼

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Re: Wtb Prunus tomentosa /Nanking dwarf Cherry seeds
« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2016, 06:06:50 PM »
Cheers for the info akanonui 😀👍🏼

I think that P. salicifolia var. capulli will be better for subtropics. I have several plants in garden, but I must keep them in pots because of our strong winters. Fruits are delicious and sweet unlike P. tomentosa wich are juicy but little bit sour. But Nanking cheries have explosive amount of fruits which are very decorative

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Re: Wtb Prunus tomentosa /Nanking dwarf Cherry seeds
« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2016, 11:49:06 PM »
Cheers for the info akanonui 😀👍🏼
No problem!