by Christine
I planted fruit plants 3 years ago. When I bought the little quart sized red and white Nanking Cherry bushes, 2 blueberry bushes, red and white strawberries, blackberries, black and red raspberries and figs, I had only hope. Now, our front yard is ripe and I can't keep the kids out of the yard! Lance, who is 3, is the worst! He runs out the front yard and goes straight to the blueberries and picks any that aren't totally green. He is an expert at picking the not completely ripe berries. I yell at him and he doesn't listen. He is a berry man.
The Nanking Cherries are a wonderful surprise. I love them. The bushes have really grown huge and they bloom beautifully in the early spring, which makes them worth keeping around. In early June, they are covered in little slightly sour cherries. I have one white and one red. They grow right on the branches and do not hang down like regular cherries. It tickles me so much to walk out the door and just pick a handful or two for a snack.
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