We planted two Bing cherry trees in our yard....
ahhh...let me rephrase that.... Ott, E. planted two Bing cherry trees in our yard.
(Whew, that got me out of trouble quick.) Anyway, we had been wanting to plant some fruit trees and finally decided on cherry. While we were shopping for trees I learned something that I wanted to share with you. Tart Cherry trees are self pollinating, so you only need one and it will produce fruit just fine. (You can have more than one too.) Sweet cherry trees are cross pollinating so they need to be planted in groups of two or more if you want them to produce fruit. Just thought I would pass that tid-bit of information along to you in case you too were in the market for fruit trees.
Next we come to our Burr Oak. This seedling has a little story to it. Ott, E wanted to plant a tree at our new house after we got married and let it grow as our marriage grew. So he found a Burr Oak seedling (notice not a maple or a walnut but an Oak because as Ott, E said an Oak tree is slow growing, sturdy and long lasting just like our marriage will be.
Alright, all together now.... AHHHH... Isn't that the sweetest thing you have ever heard?!?!) that grew from an acorn seed that probably fell from a tree and planted itself about the same time we got married in of the fall of 2008. Then he also collected some acorns in the fall of 2009 and tried to grow his own seedling. One acorn germinated this spring and it is pictured directly above. So we have two Burr Oaks in our yard that are one year apart in age.
Lastly, I wanted to mention an Ott family contest. They plant Castor Bean seeds and compete as to who in the family can grow their Castor Bean Plant the tallest. Sadly, Ott, E and I could not find our seeds this spring, so we bummed a seedling off of a cousin and got that planted. I'm guessing we are pretty far behind the others, but at least we are in the running. Keep your fingers crossed for us that it will grow quickly.
We planted two Bing cherry trees in our yard....ahhh...let me rephrase that.... Ott, E. planted two Bing cherry trees in our yard. (Whew, that got me out of trouble quick.) Anyway, we had been wanting to plant some fruit trees and finally decided on cherry. While we were shopping for trees I learned something that I wanted to share with you. Tart Cherry trees are self pollinating, so you only need one and it will produce fruit just fine. (You can have more than one too.) Sweet cherry trees are cross pollinating so they need to be planted in groups of two or more if you want them to produce fruit. Just thought I would pass that tid-bit of information along to you in case you too were in the market for fruit trees. 
Next we come to our Burr Oak. This seedling has a little story to it. Ott, E wanted to plant a tree at our new house after we got married and let it grow as our marriage grew. So he found a Burr Oak seedling (notice not a maple or a walnut but an Oak because as Ott, E said an Oak tree is slow growing, sturdy and long lasting just like our marriage will be. Alright, all together now.... AHHHH... Isn't that the sweetest thing you have ever heard?!?!) that grew from an acorn seed that probably fell from a tree and planted itself about the same time we got married in of the fall of 2008. Then he also collected some acorns in the fall of 2009 and tried to grow his own seedling. One acorn germinated this spring and it is pictured directly above. So we have two Burr Oaks in our yard that are one year apart in age. 
Lastly, I wanted to mention an Ott family contest. They plant Castor Bean seeds and compete as to who in the family can grow their Castor Bean Plant the tallest. Sadly, Ott, E and I could not find our seeds this spring, so we bummed a seedling off of a cousin and got that planted. I'm guessing we are pretty far behind the others, but at least we are in the running. Keep your fingers crossed for us that it will grow quickly.
14 comments:
awwww that is so sweet!!! good luck with your contest!
Good luck with your contest! ;)
That was super sweet!
On another note... making some caster bean oil?
i didn't know that about cherry trees:-) too sweet about the oak tree!!! crossing my fingers for you that your bean plant grows super fast!!!
I would love to have cherry trees, but I don't know if I could talk my husband into it. I am so jealous. I love bing cherries.
That is so sentimental about your oak tree and a wonderful idea.
Aww such a sweet sentiment.
I would love to have a cherry tree in our yard. Not too easy to do in Arizona! Good luck with the contest!
Cool trees! Hope they fare well this summer. If you want to win a tree-growing contest instead of a Castor Bean contest, get a dawn redwood... they grow abt 3 feet...EACH YEAR!! If you lose the castor bean contest, maybe you should suggest the tree thing next year and not tell anyone about your "secret weapon" tree! :)
Good Luck with the trees. I wish I could grown decent fruit trees, anything we try to grow gets attacked by the animals. On a side note, growing castor beans?? Is there a story behind that, such an interesting thing to grow.
Ohhhhh, so sweet. I am so impressed with your trees and glad you are doing good things for the environment!
Lots of yummy love,
Alex aka Ma What's For Dinner
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We have four fruit trees with no fruit at all. I think it's our pruning...but I still want a tart cherry. Do you think that's pushing it? :-) Thanks for sharing at the TGP!
Love, love the oak tree!!!! Great idea... did you marry a romantic?
Excited for your cherry trees. I planted a dwarf, self pollinating cherry this year which the deer quickly located, but I put some wire around it and I think it'll make it and I may even get 1 or 2 cherries:)
thanks for sharing!
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