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sometimes, when you're five foot two, there's nothing to do but tape a toilet paper roll to a twig to reach for the cherries high up top. also, the tree is on a slope, so the
A-ladder is a bit hazardous. half a litre of fruit this year, the best yield yet. it's a fairly old tree already, but growing up it was lunch for deer so many times, it's only now starting to thrive.
we have a second cherry tree on the yard that i've been pruning from the start, but less relentlessly, and it's turning into a beauty. my father, in his enthusiasm, planted it slightly away from the intended spot, so it needs to be kept at bay both height- and widthwise. both trees are the 'huvimaja' variety, which is a nice sour cherry, a bit tart but not too much. i want more trees, and different kinds. never enough cherries if you ask me. the more the merrier.
