Growing

• There is no difference in care between sour and sweet cherries.
• Apply mulch around the tree to retain moisture, but leave several inches of bare earth around the trunk.
• Drape netting over trees to protect the fruit from birds.
• Water routinely in dry areas.
• Thinning the fruit is not necessary for cherry trees, as they typically thin naturally in early summer.

Growing cherries from seed

1. Collect fresh cherry pits and place them in moist perlite in the crisper section of your fridge.
2. Leave for 3–4 months to replicate a cold winter, then plant into seed-raising mix.
3. Continue to pot into progressively larger pots until the tree is at least 60cm high. At this time the tree can be transplanted out into the garden.