This will be the fifth season for my 4 North Star Sour Cherry trees (read about Season 1, Season 2, Season 3 and Season 4). The trees are probably about 9 feet tall now and 6 feet in diameter. I got 39 lbs of fruit last year which more than has met my needs for brewing. I expect we'll get a similar amount this year based on the flowering so far.
These are a dark fleshed variety of Sour Cherries which, although sour, also have a pretty strong cherry flavor like the sweeter cherry varieties. I've just made my first Sour Beer with them and look forward to backfilling my stock of fruit to make some more.
It will be interesting to watch how they grow thicker and stronger this year:
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| 7/14/24 |
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| 6/3/24 |
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| 5/27/24 |
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| 4-18-24 |
Growing Notes:
- 5/27/24 - A good amount of fruit is forming and is starting to ripen
- 6/3/24 - Tried to pick fruit when it a very dark red
- 6/12/24 - Picking has lasted a couple weeks and I got 21 lbs. I could have gotten at least another 5 lbs of fruit if I'd been willing to spend a bit more time but I already have so much fruit saved up from last year I didn't feel it was worth the energy
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