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The listing, Open pollinated cherry seeds has ended.

My semi-dwarf Rainier cherry tree produces an abundant crop of tart, yummy cherries every year, great for drying, canning, baking into pies, or even eating fresh. These seeds, cross pollinated with other cherry varieties that do well up here in Idaho, will likely mature into larger but similarly productive trees. These come in packets of ten.

Questions & Comments

Nice to see that you have disclosed the truth about hybrid cherry trees. If a cultivar is named, it's that exact cultivar I expect to grow. Since I trade seeds often. it's important for me to know exactly what I am growing and trading.

Are they already cold-stratified? TIA!

Jul 8th, 2014 at 4:08:17 PM PDT by

No, these aren't, but I'm starting some actually with a mind to germinate a few. I'm also going to check with the orchard down the street from me to verify the varieties there, as those trees are likely pollinating my little Rainier- and doing a good job of it, too.

Also, unless I state otherwise, every seed I may have to offer is open pollinated. I'll do my best to give folks a good history of all involved or suspected cultivars, however.

Jul 8th, 2014 at 5:50:39 PM PDT by

The nearest possible pollinators are of a variety unknown to my neighbor. However, the fruit from those trees is small, dark red, and great for pies or eating fresh. The trees themselves are not very tall (maybe fifteen feet, which is still much bigger than my six footer) but can spread far. They are very hardy, seem to resist brown rot pretty well, and, as proven by the number of seedlings my neighbor has growing where he doesn't want them, germinate a little too easily in the ground.

Jul 8th, 2014 at 10:18:22 PM PDT by

Their cold hardiness and disease resistance is probably due to the root stock, which isn't going to matter where your seeds are concerned. But thank you!!

Jul 9th, 2014 at 1:34:55 AM PDT by

The seedlings cropping up all over my neighbor's place aren't grafted....

Jul 9th, 2014 at 9:16:36 AM PDT by

can you pollinate sprouts with sprouts of the same type once they are big enough to flower?

Jul 9th, 2014 at 7:27:45 PM PDT by

Not with Rainiers. To get a "pure" Rainier tree, you either have to clone a Rainier or cross Bing and Van cherries. A Rainier tree pollinated with Bing or Van could possibly yield trees with some of the same characteristics people like about Rainiers, though to tell the truth, the only type I care about is the yummy type that grows well in a high elevation zone 4. If a tree is true to that, I don't care about much else.

Jul 9th, 2014 at 7:53:04 PM PDT by

what does it taste like?

Jul 10th, 2014 at 11:40:03 AM PDT by

They're good- sweet but tangy.

Jul 10th, 2014 at 11:53:01 AM PDT by

f&w!:)

Jul 10th, 2014 at 4:25:17 PM PDT by

Well, my neighbors and I are having fun trying to guess the variety pollinating my Rainier. Based on what they could tell me of their trees, they are genetic dwarfs.

Jul 10th, 2014 at 9:39:37 PM PDT by

Open pollinated cherry seeds is in the Home & Garden | Gardening | Gardening Seeds & Bulbs category