Evans Sour Cherry - COMING SOON
15 Gallon Pot
$250.00
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Evans Sour Cherry - COMING SOON
$250.00
Prunus maackii ''Evans"
Appearance: Hardy cherry tree with tart fruit that are good for eating. Smaller in stature than other cherries growing to only 12-14'.The deciduous foliage is pointy dark green leaves that turn yellow in the fall when the bark begin to flake. Small white flowers will grow in early to mid summer with medium sized red cherries coming in late summer.
Care and Maintenance: The Evans Cherry is drought tolerant and prefers free draining soils - standing water will pose a risk to the root system. The tree grows at a medium rate and requires little maintenance. It is recommended to prune in late winter-early spring to avoid the extreme cold.
Mature Height: 12' Mature Spread: 6-13'
Growth Rate: Moderate
Hardiness Zone: 3
Sunlight: Full sun
Fun History: "Ieuan Evans, who is a horticulturist, and was a specialist in plant disease and a research scientist for Alberta Agriculture, discovered a gardener, identified as "Mrs Bower," who lived northeast of Edmonton near Fort Saskatchewan. She had been growing cherry trees which bore abundant fruit that dated to 1923. The orchard was being destroyed to make room to build a Federal jail, so Boward invited Evans to take some of the orchard's trees both for the Alberta Tree Nursery and for his personal use. Evans discovered suckers from the cherry trees were easy to propagate and to grow so he distributed them to a wide circle of acquaintances and friends. Response from those growing the vigorous tree with its excellent fruit was very positive. However at that time, nurseries refused to sell the now-named Evans Cherry tree believing, despite the evidence, that cherries would not grow on the Canadian prairies. Eventually, nurseries like the DNA Gardens near Red Deer, Alberta began propagation and selling the trees. Later, a Winnipeg Manitoba nursery began selling thousands of the trees, and at present they sell out every year. The tree, now in the public domain, has been sold as cuttings as well as having been tissue cultured in parts of Canada and the United States" (source, Wikipedia)
Appearance: Hardy cherry tree with tart fruit that are good for eating. Smaller in stature than other cherries growing to only 12-14'.The deciduous foliage is pointy dark green leaves that turn yellow in the fall when the bark begin to flake. Small white flowers will grow in early to mid summer with medium sized red cherries coming in late summer.
Care and Maintenance: The Evans Cherry is drought tolerant and prefers free draining soils - standing water will pose a risk to the root system. The tree grows at a medium rate and requires little maintenance. It is recommended to prune in late winter-early spring to avoid the extreme cold.
Mature Height: 12' Mature Spread: 6-13'
Growth Rate: Moderate
Hardiness Zone: 3
Sunlight: Full sun
Fun History: "Ieuan Evans, who is a horticulturist, and was a specialist in plant disease and a research scientist for Alberta Agriculture, discovered a gardener, identified as "Mrs Bower," who lived northeast of Edmonton near Fort Saskatchewan. She had been growing cherry trees which bore abundant fruit that dated to 1923. The orchard was being destroyed to make room to build a Federal jail, so Boward invited Evans to take some of the orchard's trees both for the Alberta Tree Nursery and for his personal use. Evans discovered suckers from the cherry trees were easy to propagate and to grow so he distributed them to a wide circle of acquaintances and friends. Response from those growing the vigorous tree with its excellent fruit was very positive. However at that time, nurseries refused to sell the now-named Evans Cherry tree believing, despite the evidence, that cherries would not grow on the Canadian prairies. Eventually, nurseries like the DNA Gardens near Red Deer, Alberta began propagation and selling the trees. Later, a Winnipeg Manitoba nursery began selling thousands of the trees, and at present they sell out every year. The tree, now in the public domain, has been sold as cuttings as well as having been tissue cultured in parts of Canada and the United States" (source, Wikipedia)