When will my cherry blossom?

[spandit]

I've planted an avenue of 14 wild cherry down the drive and although they're all about 10' high (2 years old!) they're showing no signs of producing any blooms. A small almond I planted has beautiful blossom despite being about 4' tall.

 

Is it an age thing or do they have gender?

[spandit]

Mine were bareroot whips. They've grown really well, way higher than some I planted elsewhere. Looks like I'll have to wait a while before my blossom drive materialises.

[Pinkfoot]

Sometimes , when trees grow well , they take their time before flowering.

[openspaceman]

Sometimes , when trees grow well , they take their time before flowering.

 

'Scuse the derail but have you propagated bay and how's the best way? I've fancied a bay hedge for years and now have somewhere to try one.

[Pinkfoot]

Never grown bay , so I can't help too much . Sorry

[spandit]

Well, two of them are in blossom now! Pics to follow...

[spandit]

[DeltaBravo]

Blossom is a sign of sexual maturity in a tree.

Don't go all Adam Jonhson on me.

I get it - hahaha.

[Mark Bolam]

Nice one Spandit, cancel the court case!

[Goaty]

Two year old cherries will flower.

We grow plenty of them and if they have been grafted or budded , the wood that is used for working them will often be from mature trees , so the theory is that they will already be mature.

Quite often the buds we put on will flower before growing.

Picture is one years growth on a apricot

 

 

Agreed. Apples, pears & cherries will bloom early in life especially when grafted. If it was for fruit production it would be advantageous to deblossom them in the formative years.That is remove their sex organs before they get fruity ideas when young. Then when they have developed in to capable adults they can cope with the demands of the fruit better.

I would expect flowers on most nursery produced stock before 6ft.

[spandit]

That's interesting. These were bareroot wild cherry whips 2 years ago and I want them for the blossom rather than fruit or is it likely to fruit now that it has blossomed?