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SWEET THING SHRUB CHERRY
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SWEET THING SHRUB CHERRY

Price range: $31.95 through $36.95

The 'next big thing' from the University of Saskatchewan is here now and it is a 'Sweet Thing'. According to numerous taste-testers this shrub cherry delivers on the promise the name implies. Sweet Thing was developed by crossing Carmine Jewel (the first and most productive sour cherry released by the U of SK program) with Erdi Jubileum (a dark Hungarian tart cherry with an unusually high sugar content). The end result is large deep burgundy fruit averaging about 6 grams each, that the U of SK considers as the highest quality sour cherry they have observed thus far. Firm and sweet enough for fresh eating, they are also excellent for juicing and desserts. Sweet Thing's top-flight flavour comes at the expense of some cold-hardiness - it needs a more sheltered location than most shrub cherries. The bush shows some tendency to sucker. Matures at 2-2.4 m (6-8') high and wide.

SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3/4 | HARVEST: EARLY-MID AUG.

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An 'orchard grade' is a tree that may be somewhat shorter, slightly crooked, or a bit scratched, or for some other reason is not a perfect front lawn specimen. These trees will work just as well in an orchard as a first or number one would, since they still produce the very same fruit.

What is a 2 year old tree?

A '2 year old tree' is one that has grown an extra season in our nursery field.

All our trees are planted in the field in the spring as rootstock. They are grafted in August of the 1st year. Most of our trees are dug out in November of the 2nd year. Some trees are in the ground for another season. We dig these in November of the 3rd year. These are considered to be '2 year old trees'.

A '2 year old tree' has bigger roots, a thicker trunk, and more branching (They might start fruiting a year earlier).
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