{"id":8476,"date":"2016-05-20T10:46:49","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T14:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/?p=8476"},"modified":"2016-05-20T16:15:33","modified_gmt":"2016-05-20T20:15:33","slug":"bush-cherries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/?p=8476","title":{"rendered":"Bush cherries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"771\" src=\"http:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-1.jpg\" alt=\"S-cherries-1\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-1-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-1-768x592.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I believe it was four years ago that a gardener friend urged me to go to Tractor Supply and get some of the cherry bushes they were selling. The potted bushes were very small &#8212; not more than two quarts, as I recall. I have never known a bush that is so hardy and grows so fast. The bushes have been heavily pruned at least twice, and once again they&#8217;re starting to block the path from the garden to the orchard.<\/p>\n<p>As for the fruit, I wouldn&#8217;t say that it&#8217;s the best fruit in the world. But it has the virtue of being very early and very prolific. The pit-to-fruit ratio is not all that great. But who can turn down fresh cherries in May. Bush cherries would make a fine, fast-growing hedge.<\/p>\n<p>The muffins are whole wheat, sweetened with maple syrup and honey.<\/p>\n<p>Watch out for pits!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"709\" src=\"http:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-A.jpg\" alt=\"S-cherries-A\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-A.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-A-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-A-768x545.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"906\" src=\"http:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-2.jpg\" alt=\"S-cherries-2\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-2-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-2-768x696.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" src=\"http:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-3.jpg\" alt=\"S-cherries-3\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-3-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-3-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"887\" src=\"http:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-4.jpg\" alt=\"S-cherries-4\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-4-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-4-768x681.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>The 2016 apple crop is coming along great.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" src=\"http:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-5.jpg\" alt=\"S-cherries-5\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-5-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acornabbey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/S-cherries-5-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Someone told me recently that the abbey is looking shaggy. Oh well. Better shaggy than barren.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I believe it was four years ago that a gardener friend urged me to go to Tractor Supply and get some of the cherry bushes they were selling. The potted bushes were very small &#8212; not more than two quarts, as I recall. 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