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Post by Bwoods11 on Aug 16, 2022 20:05:02 GMT -6
Banner year for Chokecherry in my area! Each shrub is loaded !
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Post by smsmith on Aug 16, 2022 20:37:03 GMT -6
Chokecherries seem about as close to a "sure thing" as you're going to get when it comes to cranking out fruit.
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Post by Sandbur on Aug 17, 2022 4:48:28 GMT -6
Chokecherries seem about as close to a "sure thing" as you're going to get when it comes to cranking out fruit. on the light soils over here, it tends to be sporadic. There is nothing like chokecherry jelly or don’t add sure gel and use it as syrup!
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Post by smsmith on Aug 17, 2022 5:23:15 GMT -6
Chokecherries seem about as close to a "sure thing" as you're going to get when it comes to cranking out fruit. on the light soils over here, it tends to be sporadic. There is nothing like chokecherry jelly or don’t add sure gel and use it as syrup! I suppose so. My folks' old place had zero chokecherries, but they did have a lot of pin cherry (aka fire cherry, red cherry). Even on their beach sand those cherries cranked out fruit most years.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Aug 17, 2022 6:31:06 GMT -6
I’d say about 8 out of 10 years I see good chokecherry. This year is probably the best. Good early rain on sandy soil has to be why!
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Post by Freeborn on Aug 17, 2022 7:42:23 GMT -6
I’d say about 8 out of 10 years I see good chokecherry. This year is probably the best. Good early rain on sandy soil has to be why! Do the deer browse Chokecherry, if not that would be a nice benefit.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Aug 17, 2022 7:48:45 GMT -6
I’d say about 8 out of 10 years I see good chokecherry. This year is probably the best. Good early rain on sandy soil has to be why! Do the deer browse Chokecherry, if not that would be a nice benefit. I really have never paid attention to that. The berries are good for wildlife (pheasants) I assume grouse?
The thickets can be good spots for deer beds.
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Post by smsmith on Aug 17, 2022 8:56:32 GMT -6
Deer browse cherry seedlings here, but not much once they're bigger. That's probably why there's shittons of them around here.
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Post by Freeborn on Aug 17, 2022 10:56:02 GMT -6
Do chokecherries do OK with Wet Feet. I have allot of marsh edge I could plant chokecherry into I would just need to control the RCG.
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Post by benmnwi on Aug 17, 2022 11:07:07 GMT -6
Interesting. How can you tell when chokecherries are ripe and ready to turn into jelly? I have a bunch of what I believe are chokecherries, but I've never tried them before.
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Post by smsmith on Aug 17, 2022 12:03:56 GMT -6
Do chokecherries do OK with Wet Feet. I have allot of marsh edge I could plant chokecherry into I would just need to control the RCG. I'd say seasonally damp/moist on marsh edges they'd do fine. All season long marsh with standing water in wet years, probably not.
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Post by malmalus on Jan 8, 2023 20:53:24 GMT -6
Interesting. How can you tell when chokecherries are ripe and ready to turn into jelly? I have a bunch of what I believe are chokecherries, but I've never tried them before. They start out green, then red, when they are dark purple like the 1st picture, they are ready. they are very dry (tannic) not bitter though. You need to eat a few mouthfuls to appreciate them.
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