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- How to grow loads of cherries, keep the trees from getting too big, and encourage fruit growth rather than leafy growth.
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In Victoria’s Yarra Valley with a view of the Warramate Hills, 20,000 cherry trees are thriving. There are 38 different varieties that ripen at slightly different times, and Jane is here for picking time, which lasts from early November to late December.
Peter Foster has been a fruit grower all his working life and manages this 50-hectare property. As a commercial crop, they are known to be difficult to grow with too much rain causing the fruit to split. Cherry growers go to a lot of trouble to keep their cherries dry to prevent this water damage, even using helicopters to dry them off.
The cherries are picked by hand before moving to an automated sorting machine that washes the fruit and trims the stems. Cameras take 3 photos of each cherry to monitor colour, size and defects and they’re monitored by hand to ensure strict quality control. They are then packed into boxes, ready for sale.
Peter says the trees aren’t too thirsty, with a good drink once a week enough for the backyard cherry, and “you want it to stress a little bit to get the cherries on it… treat them a bit mean” as lots of water will produce lots of green growth but won’t encourage prolific fruiting. Chill factor is also important, with the trees requiring “700 hours of 8 degrees and lower” over winter to set fruit.
Cherry ‘Lapins’ is a good choice for the home gardener as it is self-pollinating, readily available, and easy to grow without a trellis in the right conditions. Peter recommends planting trees in July when they are dormant and giving a hard prune back to 5-centimetre-long branches to encourage shorter, bushier plants where you can reach the fruit.
In spring and autumn, they feed with pelletised chicken manure and cover the soil with tree prunings and straw mulch.
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Cherry ‘Lapins’ Prunus avium cv.
Filmed on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country / Yarra Valley, Victoria
Jane Edmanson
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were they seriously flying a chopper under powerlines just to dry the cherries abit xD omg
Possibly lol
You do realise how high up those lines are right? You could flu a jumbo under it and still have room.
A good pilot will not have an issue flying under them.
@@matthewfarrell317 yes i know the height range of transmission lines .. its just strange that's all
@@matthewfarrell317 true that. Australia uses crop dusters to
They should use a hair driyer))) it s cheaper))))
Cherry fruit is very unique fruit and your form very interesting and beautiful
would love to camp there for a weekend, nothing better than a bing cherry
Black Tartans are pretty good.
Good information feel sorry for the losses he suffers
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING US 💙⛰🌏
Very nice 👍
Its beautiful farms. There are so many fruits plant. Especially. Cherry trees.. God job 👍👍
Nice video sharing 🌷
I live in Canada, I have two cherry about 8 years old, still no fruit or a few small only, but those tree close to a pine tree, is it a problem to a cherry tree? thanks, Felix
What "cracked" me up was when he said "You can't taste the crack" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Dang... my cherry had two branches from below the graft that I missed so I cut those off during July planting. But now it's December and the tree is just a straight 2m with no developed branches. So if I do the Summer pruning as he suggests, I'll be removing 3/4 of the tree and only have a little stick poking out...
You should graft or proper gate the trimmed branches
He did not suggest Summer pruning, he said plant and prune in July and as he is in Australia that would be his winter.
I saw a video ( not sure how much faith to put in it ) that showed a technique of pressing or scarring the area directly above a node on the trunk or a tree and how it would stimulate a branch to grow there. I wish I had more info on that, but maybe that might help.
Wonderful advice!
Hmmm. I wonder if my plum has the same problem. I keep pruning and it keeps growing but no fruit.
Check for fruit buds prune above them
Nice.... Awesome sharing
And for the dreaded cherry slug, use Yates Mavrik.
I use their Success
@@cassieoz1702 Thanks! I'll try it if the Mavrik lets me down. So far, so good..
Great info
Is it possible to grow cherry in tropical climate?
Nice video
FYI June is WINTER in the South Hemi. So when he says plant and prune in June. THATS winter for us up north !!!! Plant and prune in Nov.
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When he first says cut back to 50mm does he really mean 50cm? There's no way the first cut is 50mm off the ground. So is it 50cm & then 50mm above that cut? Cheers
50 mm from the main trunk, not the ground.
@@hqqns yeah hes using a pollard to build a dense framework to allow fruiting wood to be managed
@@stanleylongworth6792
Pollard? Do you have any links or more information on that?
Yes
Basically by cutting back hard to the main trunk it will encourage multple trunks to form
Making more fruiting wood lower down
Would the cutting back of the cherry trees count for grafted mini cherries too?
yes,
I live in America in zone 9A, and I found one type of cherry tree that will grow in my zone- ranier cherries. What type of cherry is that? I don't even come close to having 700 hours at -8 degrees.
700 hours at 8 degrees or under
Great 👍 👌
How do you keep birds away from the cherry fruit
My question too.
So cutting the tree back is it so it grows new branches?? What is it called? Ill like more info on this
coppicing
We had girls work on the farm with their lippy and make-up on too
Lol?
Yeah, those workers have to do what they're told or risk deportation/have their visa withheld (stolen) by their employer. There's no way those girls appearance and interviews weren't simply a marketing ploy.
@@maleahlock bingo
But you dont mention the mess the birds do? Picking on cherries. How do you avoid them when I have one cherry tree that these urban pests on wings are making mince meat out on my fruit, including Persimmons?
I have same problems with my cherry trees in Southern California.
You could cover with bird netting to protect your cherries.
I like cherry trees. In India wher I will gat cherry plant.
Hi from Pakistan
i wish i see a cherry tree
Can someone tell me the scientific name of that cherryies plz...
Prunus avium, sweet cherry
Any CHERRY VARIETY which can yields at 2500 feet above the see and temperature reaches to 32 to 40 between MAY AND AUGUST
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Can I work in your garden sir😊😊😊
Why they are so expensive...
Labour intensive to pick, they spoil easily, and birds like to eat them, among other things.
They dry the trees with a helicopter. How much does that cost, you think? Lol
Rubbish water like fake Aussie fruit
I'm from Russia, I live in the Caucasus, in Ossetia.
You are wonderful people, doing a wonderful job and living in a wonderful country. I am also a gardener and I have a peach. This year I want to plant cherries. Thank you for the video!
I love Australia just as much as I love cherries
Those plants are loaded with cherries, lovely
5 years ago I lived in Lilydale 5 minutes away from there beautiful cherry trees I used to drive past them every morning I❤🍒🍒
I grow my cherry trees bursting with fruit .... the birds and squirrels love me for it! ;-)
monoculture, industrialization, chemicals, ugh... permaculture is the future.
Lol, you are free to starve then, and we can laugh at your stupidity.
Permaculture for the home, monoculture to feed the people. You cannot grow permaculture style cheaply enough to feed people at a reasonable cost.
Also, your hate, bigotry and ignorance is showing because even permaculture in most places uses chemicals and industrialisation lol
@@matthewfarrell317 Permaculture to feed the world.
The video said there are 38 varieties on that one farm. That's not monoculture. Was there a mention of chemicals? If so, I missed that, and only saw the helicopter drying the trees, not spraying anything.
@@HFTLMate Yes, so much land is unfarmed in areas that really could use the independence permaculture can provide.
I grow more types of fruit than I can list here but cherries have become my favorite right off the tree. Rubbish from the store tho. Damn these look SO good. Now I have to reconsider my pruning or lack of.
Keep up with the good plans. Farming livestock is horrible things to do.
From veganistisch who love nature and animals.
An you help with any information on the black aphid that attacks the cherry tree? I have moved into a rental that has two trees. One minute they were great, next all the new growth were curling over with black aphids everywhere
@@BazMel14 they did my tree in too. 😢
i utilize the knee high initial prune on all my trees
kinda cool to see a commercial grower doing the same thing
Name of variety? Possible to plantation in hot and dry conditions?
I wish to have similar cherry farm.. It's too good😍😍😍
Wounderful sharing, Thank you.
Nice gardening vlog, thank you for sharing video, big like1
cherries is my favorite fruite .
The Dark red cherries are the best. Crisp, sweet, crunchy. So good.
so excited to see what type of environment is required for cherry growth
This is brilliant plans/business to develop. Beautiful for the eyes to see, good for the environments and healthy for our diet. Wish the government fund small businesses to grow fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains and beans instead of livestocks.
From animal lover, vegan and love nature.
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Wao cherys. Ziarat cherys, l m from pakistan
cool pruning techniques and information
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I live in the Manchester area in England and I grow cherries on my allotment, but I have found the best way to keep the birds off is to grow them inside a polytunnel and choose varieties on the dwarfing 'Gisela 5' rootstock. I have the old variety 'Early Rivers' raised in the Victorian period - it is a very large red cherry and very tasty, totally unlike anything you buy in the shops.
Very nice sir send me ur email please
if you grew cherries in a poly tunnel in Australia, you would have cooked cherry pie on the tree.
Might you have any links to what a poly-tunnel is and what kind to get? I have 7 cherry trees in my yard and I am lucky if I get a handful of cherries out of the whole bunch because of the birds and squirrels.
Cherries are so good
My favourite is Barbados Cherry
Man, if I was picking I'd eat them all! As I did when raspberry picking as a kid in the school holidays, I ate all my profits!
I don't know why, but she looks like her Majesty.
Please help. I have couple of 20 years old cherry trees that have very low yield. They have a lot of flowers but most the little tiny fruits keep falling off every year. Can I use 0-0-60 Potassium with 10-10-10 fertilizer together with Calcium (eggshells), Bone meal and Epsom salt twice a year? Will this fix the problem?
Many thanks & God bless,
Hai
Omg!!! No wonder cherries are expensive, need a helicopter to blow dry the trees!!😊😎😀interesting!!!! Love it
Is this a very low chill cherry variety which would grow in the tropics like Barbados West Indies?
Unfortunately, cherries don’t even grow in the subtropics, so there’s no hope in the tropics
As a fruit weirdo there are several alternatives that may be superior
Barbados cherry/acerola
Brazilian sour cherry
Cherry of the rio grande
Grumichama
All these will punch in your region
@@stanleylongworth6792 I’d say a capulin cherry is probably better for warmer climates, as it has a similar taste
@@griffinc3263 havent heard of that one
Siiick
Yes that would work!
Are there any types of cherry trees that will grow in warmer climates ?
A lot of cherry's are grown in the Young and Orange region of New South Wales too which can get to 42 degrees in summer so yes can handle the heat but they need the cold (at least down to 6-7 degrees) in winter to set fruit, which is why they do so well in those regions. Hope this helps you...☺️. (edit) as a foot note in saying you need to get down to at least 6-7 degrees, it needs most of your winter to be at or below this temp not just a few days here and there. Good luck ☺️
@@FM-zs2fu i live at Bellingen on nsw mid north coast where it gets to around 2 deg in winter but quite humid throughout the warmer months.... im keen to give it a go but have my doubts
@@fbombfishing6192 yes, you would most probably have a lot of issues with the amount of humility and rain you have in that part of NSW it would possibly set fruit but you'd have issues with rot and splitting and may not get very many viable fruit off to eat....sorry 😥
This farmer is a Professional Cherry grower and Seller. He did not seem to part with much Cherry growing information, its obvious that he wants people to buy his cherries. If everybody grew their own cherry trees, then he would be out of business. His Cherry trees where growing a good size of crop.
His trees r not grafted
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❤ 🍒 most I've seen wow
Nice
Very educational video. AND very useful tips for me. Thank you.
someone said that if we growing Cherry from seed Its taste bitter, is that true?🤔
এই চেরী ফলের কিচু চারা যদি পেতাম!
At the 4:45 ttimestamp did he say " cut the tree at the 50 millimeter height? I'm from the US and metric system and Australia accent is strange to me .
I found easy to understand.
@@sezagolden8022 50 millimeters is only 2 inches if he said or ment 50 centimeters. And that I didnt hear. Would be 20 inches. It look like he cut it at about 9 inches. 9 times 24.5 = 220.5 millimeters. I distantly heard him say 50 millimeters I think.
I have been cutting my trees at about 18 inches and that makes a tree too tall 8 feet is about my limit or 2.5 meters
He meant cut each branch at 50mm, not the height of the plant.
Can I farm in nepal witch climate need for farming cheery
Growing cherry tree from seed, will it need to be grafted ?
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Wow nice place and nice content.done support from ayaay
At last I got someone that can help me with my cherry plant. (Stella). It's in a pot, it's growth is very vigorous and healthy. What month it will give us fruit. Should I prune after harvest. Plz do reply
I have cherry tree probably 6 ft tall. I don't know what type cherry is. On March it produce flowers. Till now I don't see cherry. But grow another branch instead cherry. There are many bright red dots all over the branches. Anyone know what is it?
Well crap, i never knew any if this. I have young cherry trees growing n the late frost keeps killing the blooms. We just found them too 2 yrs ago. Thanx i may rry growing an orchard, lol.
Nice orchard :D
I live in Sydney-- Where can i buy cherry plant's?
Nenu MEL lo unta, cherry farm ki vellandi 😊
@@Mnk219 i went to young, NSW to do cherry picking but didnot find them there!
Hello friends and experts! I would like to ask how to choose the varieties of cherries in the northern regions of China? Any better rootstock recommendations?
Great
Forget about it. Look at those trees. Absolute heaven.
I Love cherry
Can you please guide, do we have to prune our cherry tree in Melbourne every year In July and December or it’s just one time after planting
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Cherry fruit tree lots fruit the problem the are dropp fruit not ready . Scotland u.k what couse ?
Watching this video as I eat a big bag of yummy, sweet & delicious cherries 🍒
I love eating cherries, it is very delicious, can I pick yours???
Wow cherry..
What couse cherry fruit falling Fr tree not ready ?
I love Australian cherry... their nice...
Good information thank you very much for the video
You are so beautiful womens.. As cherries 🍒
Mad love 🥰🥰🥰🍒🍒🍒🥰🥰🥰🍒🍒🍒🥰🥰🍒🍒🍒
Heavy rain fol crakes of cherry whet can v do
Can cherry GROW from branches
I thought his spit went down from his lip
I wish to get the same plant If possible
where can i get one of those bird scarers ?
How much pesticide is needed?