Cherry Trees in N.Texas

[dhall1414]

I ordered some lapins cherry trees and they just arrived today, much faster than i was expecting. have any of yall grown these? I'm hoping to get some input on where to place them. best i can tell I should position them so that they're protected from direct sunlight in the hottest parts of the day for july through august. For context i live in Sanger, just south of lake Ray Roberts.

Also, i ordered the trees from Bob Wells Nursery in Mineola, and they're awesome. The trees are strong and not little twigs. Highly recommend them.

[White Falcon]

I was there a week ago and got a Brandywine Maple. Great place!!

[easeup]

best wishes with them in the TX heat

[hog_down]

did they ship the trees to you? Hope they make it as well! are the trees native to your area?

[White Falcon]

They have been at Bob Wills nursery for a couple years. I guess we will see!

[Sackett]

It states The Lapins Cherry tree can grow in zones 5-8, but in my experience, plants do not do well in the upper rated zones so 8 may be ambitious. If you got them for the right price and you don’t mind experimenting, good luck, but don’t be surprised if it’s much too hot for them to do well here.

[dhall1414]

they're not native to my area, so yeah the heat of the summer is definitely my main concern for them. the plan is to grow them in large containers for this first year so i can precisely pinpoint a couple spots that will be in shade from the minute we hit 8 hours sunlight through the rest of the day. I have several mature oak trees so there will be at least several potential spots. they were $40 each and $40 shipped, and they got both in the same box so the total was $120. the trees themselves are about 4' tall, a little over 1.5" in diameter, and have a few main branches at a half inch or more thick already. I'm very impressed with them and will definitely check Bob Wells the next time i need something.

[dhall1414]

just following up in case any future TBHer has the same questions. both of my trees ended up dying because i wasn't able to stay on top of the watering they needed. i put them in containers so i could move them around to find the perfect spot so they'd have exactly 8 hours of direct sunlight before spending the hottest and rest of the day in the shade of an oak tree. the trees themselves seemed to respond well until it started getting hot, then they got real sensitive to not being watered enough, probably due to both being in containers and how hot it was at the time. eventually we had something come up where i wasn't able to water them for a couple days, and they were needing to be watered twice a day. so if i try again or if anyone else does, it will be absolutely necessary to be put on an automatic watering system. I still like the idea of growing cherries so I'll probably try again but i'll spend more time trying to find a better suited variety for north Texas summers AND put them on an automated waterer.

[100%TtId]

just following up in case any future TBHer has the same questions. both of my trees ended up dying because i wasn't able to stay on top of the watering they needed. i put them in containers so i could move them around to find the perfect spot so they'd have exactly 8 hours of direct sunlight before spending the hottest and rest of the day in the shade of an oak tree. the trees themselves seemed to respond well until it started getting hot, then they got real sensitive to not being watered enough, probably due to both being in containers and how hot it was at the time. eventually we had something come up where i wasn't able to water them for a couple days, and they were needing to be watered twice a day. so if i try again or if anyone else does, it will be absolutely necessary to be put on an automatic watering system. I still like the idea of growing cherries so I'll probably try again but i'll spend more time trying to find a better suited variety for north Texas summers AND put them on an automated waterer.

^^^ same for arborvitae, unfortunately. Lived one year and all but one died the next.

[Legacy 45]

I’m on the gulf coast and so far had pretty good luck with Barbados cherries. Made it thru the heat down here and got a few cherries off of them.

[Legacy 45]

I live on the gulf coast. I’ve pretty good luck so far with Barbados cherries. They made it thru the heat here this summer and even got a few cherries off of them.

[dhall1414]

I’m on the gulf coast and so far had pretty good luck with Barbados cherries. Made it thru the heat down here and got a few cherries off of them.

i'd never heard of barbados cherries before, so thank you for mentioning them; they seem promising.

[dhall1414]

honestly i think the biggest problem is where i'm at we get the 110 degree summers and then swing down to 15 degree winters. so far i haven't been able to find fruit i can grow at home besides blackberries or peaches.