--RAINIER-- The large heart-shaped treats have yellow with a red blush skin and distinctive yellow flesh. The texture is firm and tender. Considered the sweetest of all cherries. Favorite in colder regions. The cherries are very sensitive to temperature, wind, and rain while ripening. Pollinated by Van,Bing, Lapins Cherries are a practical fruit for home orchards where climate and soil conditions are suitable. Not self-fruitful- a pollinator is required. Harvest 4-5th year. USDA Zone 5-9, Requires 700 chill hours to set fruit. Protect when temperatures fall below -20°F. Approximate harvest period (for Central CA): Late May / June. Grafted onto Mahaleb rootstock Click here to view our "Fruit Tree Variety Chart" This tree is planted in a #5 pot. This size pot holds approx 3.25 gallons of potting soil. This tree ships in its own box measuring 11"x11"x60" and weighs 20 lbs. Tips: Once established, they require little maintenance and are reliable producers. They are best adapted to areas where summers are moderately cool and have low humidity. They are usually the last fruit to bloom and the first to ripen. Sensitive to wet, tight soils. Susceptible to birds, brown rot, and bacterial canker. The trees are 2 years old and you can expect to harvest 4th or 5th year. Relatively tolerant of wet soils (but good drainage still required). END-ITEM What is a Bare Root Fruit Tree?A Bare root fruit tree is a 2-3 year old fruit tree which has gone dormant for the winter. It is delivered to you without soil. The best time to plant bare root fruit trees is the end of the winter season. This gives your tree time to acclimate to it's environment before the warmth of spring comes. Click here for our Bare Root Fruit Tree Growing Guide (pdf)Guia de cultivo para un arbol de raiz desnuda Optimize Shipping: Optimize your shipping by ordering multiple bare-root fruit trees. Shipping is calculated by box size. We can fit up to 8 bare-root fruit trees in a box. Multi-budded fruit trees and Jujube trees will count as 2 due to branching. Optimize Shipping: Optimize your shipping by ordering multiple bare-root fruit trees. Shipping is calculated by box size. We can fit up to 8 bare-root fruit trees in a box. Multi-budded fruit trees and Jujube trees will count as 2 due to branching. No customer pick-up We can ship our "Other Edibles" (non-citrus plants) and growing accessories to most states, including Alabama,Texas, Arizona or Florida. Sorry, we do not ship any items to the US Virgin Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico or to API/APO addresses, or to other countries at this time. Click here for Shipping Information Bare Root: The trees are approximately 2 years old. Our trees are measured by trunk caliper. Trunk size may vary slightly based on availability during the season. The average trunk size is 1/2"-5/8". All of our bare root fruit trees will come pruned so that the reduced root mass is balanced with the canopy to maximize grower success. Our bare root fruit trees are headed back to fit in the 60" tall box that they will ship in. Branches are seldom removed during this process unless dead or damaged and are only reduced to fit the tree in the box so that the grower can decide what branches to keep or remove. This is done in a way that will allow the home grower to continue to grow the tree as a central leader or prune the tree to an open center. The tree will be shipped dormant and bare-rooted. --TREE SIZE-- Potted: The trees are approximately 2 years old. Tree measures 3'-4' tall Our trees are measured by trunk caliper. Trunk size may vary slightly based on availability during the season. Average trunk size is 1/2"-5/8". END-ITEM
