In 1999, I planted a bare-root Craig’s Crimson Cherry semi-dwarf fruit tree in our Willow Glen backyard. Our dog promptly bit it in half. Despite this rough start, the little tree is flourishing and just gave us a our annual large bowl of deliciously sweet red cherries.
The fruit a week ago – not quite ripe:

Images Copyright 2013 by Katy Dickinson




Nice blog, nice pictures. How is the flavor of this cherry tree? Is it sweet? Do you get only 1 bowl yield a year?
I just bought one from Bobs Nursery. It’s not planted yet but it’s at the place where I want to. craig