The amazing Carmine Jewel sour cherry
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2021
- Ziggy and I stop by to take a look at our 2 Carmine Jewel sour cherry bushes. I also grow Juliet, which is just a little later and is a little sweeter. These are from the great breeding work done at the University of Saskatchewan.
I had enough cherries to make one pie last year. The year before I left them on the tree too long and the bugs got them. Hopefully this year will be two pies worth.
Congratulations. I just took some out of the freezer to make a cherry sauce for ice cream. It is great when they really start producing and you can pit and save bags for of them in your freezer to enjoy all winter long.
Hi! I'm in Virginia, too. I've been considering Carmine Jewel. Glad to hear that another person has had good results in Virginia with them.
Thanks. I grow Juliet as well, which is from the same breeding program. Juliet is a bit larger and sweeter, but I think the cherry flavor on the Carmine Jewel is actually better for cooking, etc. They don't take a ton of space, so it is nice to have both. I'll try to do a video on Juliet when it has fruit this year.
I am beyond excited to get one! Beautiful!
Amazing, we planted a bunch after seeing this video, thanks! They are doing very well, about to try our first here up in Canada :)
That's great. They were developed for your cold weather so I'm sure they'll do very well for you. I was really pleasantly surprised how well they did for me here in 7A. Mine are starting to ripen now so it is almost pie time!
@@GardeningwithZiggy Yes, they were developed on our harsh Prairies!
Beautiful video
I have it in my backyard.. I started using it
So beautiful tree
I have 2 at least 3-4 years old hopefully cherries this year.
Nice, nice!
i was thinking about growing those as I am zone 2b. wow do they ever produce, I am sold on them now.
I think you will enjoy them. Pretty amazing that a plant can do well in your zone 2b and my 7b as well!
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I have 2 plants in my farm, but unable to take advantage of the fruits which are in plenty.... don't know how to preserve the fruits for a longer duration.... Please List the Recipes/Uses of Carmine Jewel Sour Cherries....
Did you fertilize yours? Mine are struggling still and are now into their 3rd season. thx.
Before planting, I dug in a lot of composted horse manure and there is generally good fertility in my soil. I may have fertilized a few times (probably just scattering some tomatotone or similar that I had for my veggies), but nothing consistently. Besides fertilizing, if you haven't already, you might try top dressing with manure and then adding woodchip mulch on top which will break down and feed the soil.
i wish that could be my neibhourhood with all those trees and
Good day! I was looking into the Carmine Jewel and came across your video. I’m in zone 7A in Virginia as well, and I currently have a young Romeo, that hasn’t produced Fruit yet. How does the Carmine Jewel compare to the Juliet? And have you tried the Romeo yet?
I haven't tried Romeo, but I have heard it is about the same as Carmine in terms of sourness, although the cherries are a little larger, the bush also gets a little larger and the fruit ripens a few weeks later. I like the early ripening of Carmine Jewel, but if I had more space I might try one. Juliet is also larger than Carmine Jewel, but is a lighter color and a fair bit sweeter although still definitely a sour cherry. I like Juliet for eating off the tree (I enjoy sour/sweet fruit), but I think Carmine Jewel has a more intense cherry flavor for cooking, etc. Too little space, too much to grow!
@@GardeningwithZiggy Exactly! Thank you! So much to consider!
Where in Virginia are you? I am in Mechanicsville. I'd love to come take some cuttings, if you'd be willing.
Great video, by the way.
I'm in Arlington. But I don't think people have had much luck getting cuttings to root, sort of like persimmons and paw paws.
@@GardeningwithZiggy you are right. I have grown a couple cherries from seed and already ordered scion wood to graft them.
Wow, are they ever productive!
Yes, I love them. Sometimes I almost worry they are putting on too much fruit and going to exhaust themselves. But so far they haven't slowed down at all.
Do they propagate easily?
They sucker, so you get "free plants" that way, but they are very tough to propagate by cuttings. I'll do a video soon on digging up suckers from my Juliet cherries (same breeding program) to get new plants.
are this self-fertile?
( that's a snack lover dog 😁)
Yes, they are self fertile. So all you would need is one bush to get fruit.
@@GardeningwithZiggy Thanks for the reply. Put mine in the soil yesterday
how come the birds leave them alone?
I'm not entirely sure, but it may be that these are pretty sour before they really ripen up. So maybe the birds taste a couple and then decide they're not good. They do eat most of the cherries on my neighbors montmorency sour cherry tree, but thankfully mostly leave my carmine jewel alone.
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