How to Grow Cherry Trees From Pits
Cherries grow on a variety of trees around the world, and are as prized for their ornamental beauty as they are for their fruits. The tree produces fleshy red fruit with a single seed, known as a cherry stone or pit. A new tree can be started from this pit fairly easily by following the steps below. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Crock pot
- Water
- Cherry pits
- Plastic sandwich bag
- Potting soil
- Container
- Garden trowel
- Garden hose
Instructions
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Put the cherry pits in a crock pot filled with lukewarm water. Soak the seeds for 24 hours.
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Bag the moist cherry pits in a plastic sandwich bag and store refrigerate them at approximately 39 degrees Fahrenheit for five months. Cherry pits, like most fruit bearing seeds, require chilling before they will germinate.
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Place each seed in a container of moist, well-drained potting soil and bury it to twice the depth of the seed's size.
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Move the container outdoors in a sunny location and wait for the seeds to sprout. For some cherry seeds, this can take up to two years.
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Select a sunny location for your seedling in well-drained soil and full sun. After it has grown to the point that it bears two leaves, transplant it into the ground. Dig a hole in the ground with a garden trowel and place the root ball of the plant in the hole. Cover the root ball with soil and water well.
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