1 - Black Cherry Tree - Order Now



The trees are now dormant, leafless, and carefully lifted from the beds, handled well, and they will be packed as bare root. Order now and all the way through early-Spring. The supply is good. Ships about 16+ inches... nice.

Increasingly popular for the stalks of white flowers in the spring, the Black Cherry is a good shade tree, or useful in windbreaks and barriers. Yes, they are a true cherry, a native tree that makes semi-tart to sweet pea-sized berries. Black Cherry fruit are great for juices, and very high in anti-oxidants. Good wildlife tree, the birds go crazy for the fruit. Hardy in most soils, good for Plant Zones 5 to 10, medium watering. They grow best in full sun, but partial shading fine as well. They are small but fast growing...

This tree is 3+ year olds, typical root is fibrous with some fine roots. They are typically a single stem, with the tree varying from 16+ inches tall. Good hardy plants checked before packing.

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Plan Early - Order Now - Plant Early... If you can work your ground, plant now. Give the tree time to acclimate to your soil and growing conditions. Waiting for Spring is too late... trees are best planted early-early. Tomatoes and peppers are Spring, trees and plants are best planted while dormant and cool conditions. Ponder this...

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Generally plan on this:

If you live in the Southern half of the country, order starting November, and take delivery right away. Plant (or pot) the tree right away. You can plant as long as your ground is not frozen. Put a thick layer of mulch around it. Get planted by mid-April before the warmer weather arrives.

If you live in the Northern half of the country, order during the late Winter, and take delivery early. Pot up your tree and hold it in a dark, cool, moist location, that will get a minimal amount of light and some moisture, but cool enough to keep it dormant until you can plant it outdoors. Plant as soon as your ground thaws. After planting, put a thick layer of mulch around it.

Once you get your plants, open the box and put them in a bucket of water, and plant right away. If you can not plant right away, then pot the plants or/and hold the plants in a cool dark, moist location until they can be planted.

Always best to add a thick mulch layer. Having a thick layer of mulch helps to conserve soil moisture, keeps the weeds down, and helps recycle the nutrients. A thick mulch layer also moderates the soil temperatures, which then reduces the stress on the roots.