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RE: Cherry Tree: A Sweet Tree to Grow [Bonsai]
I like the interesting facts you share about your trees because I have any of the ones you have. I tried to root some cuttings of my cherry when I hard pruned my tree. It looked promising but they died. Did you use any special trick?
And by the way, did you know American robins also eat cherries? I had no idea since I previously only saw them eat worms.
I think birds especially enjoy cherries because they might gobble down the entire pit down their gullet. Chickens and other birds that eat worms, often eat the little rocks too, because it helps them tear through the food they are digesting. Crows will even grab hard nuts and use cars driving down the street to crack them open. Then they can eat the hard shell too, in smaller bits.
Perhaps I used commercial rooting compound on these cuttings. Can't recall. I think these came from a semi-hard cutting, which means they were mostly green wood starting to harden off. Baby the cuttings with wet sand and shade if you can. Maybe even use a plastic bag or dome to keep the air wet. When it has no roots, it's in a very weak phase. Drastic temperature in a single day or night can cause it to stress. When the the green wood becomes brittle, the cambium layer is already dead.
Wow! I didn't know they ate the shells too! I think I'll try the wet sand, because that's what I used to stratify some mulberry seeds and I had a high germination rate.