Growing Cherries in Zones 3 & 4

Everything you need to know to select, plant, and maintain sweet cherry trees and shrubs in northern gardening zones.

Cold-Hardy Sweet Cherries for Zone 4

There’s something about the idea of growing stone fruit in cold climates that’s just irresistible….

FAQs: Growing Sweet Cherries in Zone 4 and Colder

Sweet Cherries are wildly popular, but in most areas north of zone 5, you’ll only…

Growing Bush Cherries in Northern Zones

If your climate is too cold to grow sweet cherry trees, an outstanding substitute is…

Because life ain’t just

A Bowl of Cherries

Don’t settle for sour (although who doesn’t love a sour cherry pie?). Even if you garden in the coldest of cold zones, there’s a cherry tree (or shrub!) just for you. Start with the right variety, make sure you’ve planted an appropriate pollinator, care for your trees and winterize properly… and then reap the harvest, even in hardiness zones 3 and 4.

How to Help Sweet Cherry Trees Survive Zone 4 Winters

Northern zones are notoriously difficult locations for growing sweet cherries. Experts disagree on where the…

Growing Cold-Hardy Sweet Cherries: Is The Chelan Cherry Tree Viable?

Sweet cherries are the northern gardener’s dream… and depending on just how far north you…

Growing Cold-Hardy Sweet Cherries: Is The Kristen Cherry Tree Viable?

So back in the day when I was very new to fruit gardening, I believed…