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Bush/Sand Cherries
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Posted: Jul/12/2007 2:21 PM PST
I am thinking of trying some Bush cherries from Gurneys. Does anyone have any experience with these? Mainly how do they taste, would they can well and are they good in pies, etc. I would like dwarf cherry trees but my husband is having real problems agreeing with where I would like to put them. We have come to this compromise...get bush cherries(much smaller in size). |
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Posted: Jul/15/2007 10:20 PM PST
Anyone? I may have to take the chance and conduct some experiments with these bushes. Hmmmmmmmm... 
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Posted: Jul/16/2007 8:08 AM PST
Angel, I thought I had remembered a discussion about these, so I did a search and a thread from April '06 popped up. Maggievans said she had bought several bush cherries last spring, so you might ask her about them. |
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Posted: Jul/16/2007 9:02 AM PST
Thanks sweetlebee! |
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Posted: Mar/04/2008 4:55 PM PST
Quote: Originally posted by AngelsGarden I am thinking of trying some Bush cherries from Gurneys. Does anyone have any experience with these? Mainly how do they taste, would they can well and are they good in pies, etc. I would like dwarf cherry trees but my husband is having real problems agreeing with where I would like to put them. We have come to this compromise...get bush cherries(much smaller in size). Hi I have ordered from Gurneys for 35 years and my family before that.Their service berrys are wonderful and the plants are very easy to take care of. All the fruit that I have ordered from them has always done well for me. |
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Posted: May/01/2008 6:15 AM PST
bush tomatoes or cherry tomatoes taste different that the large tomatoes. not a bad difference just different. i never tried a tomato pie, I couldn't tell you if you'll like the taste with the difference or not. i can tell you that I don't like the taste of frozen cherry tomatoes, but regular tomatoes come out of the freezer fine for me. I've been very pleased with gurneys, although occasionally they don't have a variety that I want. |
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Posted: May/19/2008 10:21 AM PST
whooops! Don't think it's tomatoes we're talking about. I've heard the bush cherries are tart, and people didn't like eating them fresh. They may be fine in baked goods, etc. There are some Canadian bush cherries like Carmine Jewel, etc that have had great reviews. |
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Posted: May/19/2008 11:08 AM PST
About 50 years ago I worked as a farm hand at a farm that had about 20 or thirty of these plants. They were called sand cherries and tasted almost like the small native "Choke Cherries" that grew by the rivers in the northern states. They were about 1/2" to 1" in diameter and very tart but not quite as much as the choke cherries. They make excellent pies and jam and often were mixed with rhubarb and honey. I just bought seven of them from Gurney's and hope they do OK in AZ where I live. variezn34gm@gmail.com |
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