I was sure it was a cherry tree but 4 summers and NO cherries???

Question

It is healthy and is covered in beautiful pink blooms every spring...W were sure it was a cherry...But as I said in my question, Never had any fruit of any kind?....Any ideas on what kind of tree it REALLY is?

Answer 1

Just cause it says Cherry tree it doesnt mean it will harbor cherries. If you got a Japanese Cherry tree or any cherry tree from a Home Depot or Lowes that Cherry is the description of the blossom not that it will produce fruit!

Answer 2

Hello,
I don't know if this will help or not. When I was a child, my dad always spread lime under all of our fruit trees in the spring. We had pears, peaches, apples, cherries. He always had two trees of everything too.
I have also heard of Mock Cherry Trees. They bloom but never produce fruit.

Answer 3

I takes many years for fruit trees to bear fruit. If you're sure it's a cherry tree just give it more time.

Answer 4

It's probably a pollination problem. Some cherry trees are self-pollinating, but most are not. Take a small branch to a local nursery or horticulturist to determine the specific variety. You'llprobably learn that its not self-pollinating. If so, plant another like it in proximity to get the fruit. God Luck!!

Answer 5

*Sour Cherry Tree, can be expected to bear fruit after planting, in 3 to 5 years.
*Sweet Cherry Tree, can be expected to bear fruit after planting, in 5 to 7 years.
All fruit trees need to be pollinated. Without sufficient pollination, they may not blossom, and they may not bear fruit.
The Sweet Cherry Trees are; Bing, Lambert & Napoleon (Royal Ann) they do not pollinate one another. Plant a pollinating variety, such as Black Tartarian, Republican, Van or Windsor, or a sour cherry, such as Montmorency, nearby.

Weak or diseased trees produce little, or no fruit, or fruit of poor quality. Most hardy fruit trees need a certain amount of cold winter weather to end their dormancy, and to promote spring growth. When winters are too mild, spring growth is delayed, irregular and slowed.
Read More: http://www.uri.edu/ce/factsheets/sheets/fruittreesfail.html

Answer 6

It still can be a Cherry tree. However there are fruitless Cherry trees.

Answer 7

It very well could be an ornamental cherry, planted for its looks not to bear fruit.

Answer 8

Mine is the same but the last 2 summers it has been full . My sugar plum tree was bare for 4 years and two years ago it was full,this year nothing again :-(