See around 49 seconds into the video for how we broke the cherry pits open....apparently there are other techniques...this is the one we used. We try to show all steps in our videos. Thanks for your replies and interest.
Tip: When using the pliers to crack the pit, I found that if you place the pit so that the seam is vertical there’s a better chance of getting the seed without accidentally crushing it. It took me a few tries till I figured that out lol
I use a cutting pliers and so far no damage to the seed inside. I let the cherry pits dry for a few days, which slightly shrinks the seed inside, then I find the seam and break the pit that way! Works well for me and no seed damage.
Need a update please! Also, once you see the first set of true leaves 🍃 you need to remove the cover and keep it off otherwise you will loose them . They will turn white and dampen off!
Hi Kathryn , How are your Cherry saplings ? How big and healthy are they ? I'd really love to know either way. What state or zone do you live in ? I'm in Connecticut just north of James and Tuck. I bet other people would be interested as well. Thank You
once you take out the fridge to put a pot use 1 gal pot and good potting soil if you start it in a small cup its justa matter of time till you need to change to a larger pot with another chance to damage the roots so thats why you will be better off with larger pot i try to start this in nov dont let freeze or dry out place near a window if poss, if it continues to grow keep it damp in the spring dont put in sun over 30 min at first ad time out side as it get bigger good luck
Thank you very kindly for this awesome video. It’s one that I was really curious about. I’m sitting right now with some really lovely cherry pits, and was thinking what a shame it would be not to produce progeny from them. By way of giving back, when a person has sprouted seeds, if there’s a danger of mildew or mold, sprinkling a little bit of gelatin on the soil will prevent mould from growing. Some people swear by putting a little cinnamon on the foliage. I would not do this before the seeds sprouted and grown a small bit, however, because it could interfere with the actual sprouting. Edit: A few weeks ago, a cousin of mine Mentioned that she sometimes she’s mildew starting to grow on the house plant soil, particularly when she’s got a ceiling going that needs to be kept a little more moist. Her solution is to spray a little hydrogen peroxide on it, other variety that you get from the Pharmacy or even dollar store, assuming that there’s nothing else in the bottle but actual peroxide at about 3% concentration. I did try that and it works beautifully.
You can also sprinkle a little cinnamon powder over the seeds to prevent mold and mildew. I also didn't strip the coating off the seed once I got it out of the pit and after close to two months in the 'fridge (for cold moist stratification), the seeds are swelling and at the point of soon germinating.
I put the seeds under a paper towel, giving each a couple of light taps with a hammer. So easy, and the little pits were white, with no hull left. I did this while they were still damp.
i found it easyer to remove the shell this way use a small c clamp ---any hardware store --- you can control pressure with your thumb i got 24 in a few mins --- some ladies have tbl with pliers so this may help.
After smashing a few seeds I came up with this method ! Put the sharp end of the pit against the wheel of a bench grinder in a few seconds a small hole will show in the pit. Using a nail clipper clip the pit away using this hole as an entry point. Did over a dozen in less than 5 minutes with no damage too seeds !
I use a metal bar as a rolling pin and a confined tray. Rolling hard enough to break shells but not the seed. Sure I get broken seeds in the mix but it sure is faster to throw a hundred pits in and get more than 3/4 back in viable seeds within a few minutes rather than sitting around all day with pliers. ( I once used that mind-numbing method).
By the odd chance you see this I’ve followed your video and have 2 (possibly 4) cherry trees grow they are a little bigger now then the ones you show at the end of your video but one of mine seems to have a couple white spots on its leaves and like it’s rotting do you have and tips on what could be the cause and how to treat it ? Ps lovely video it helped me produce 2 possibly 4 cherry trees😊😊
Thanks for watching my video and I am glad to see you got some trees started. I am not sure what is causing the white spots, but when I do a quick web search it maybe a fungus that is caused by them getting to much moisture. Mine I water every 2nd or 3rd day and have not seen this problem. Hopefully you can solve this issue. Thanks
Thank You, I Just Planted The Pits. I Did Not Know About All Of This. But Thanks To You Brother, Now I Know! I Just Love Farming! And Watching Everything Grow. What Else Can I Grow?
Thanks for trying out my way of starting cherry seeds. In 2 months the little trees will be 1 full year old and at that time I will do up a short video showing them. Not sure what else you can grow, but right now I am trying to get blue berries to start from cuttings and I am air layering a couple of apple trees using my empty milk container method (see video) and also using an empty chip dip container. Shortly too I will be putting out an video on starting strawberries from the runners. But my way is way different. Thanks
How did it turn out so far? Did the seedling live? Did you end up with trees that were big enough to plant in the ground, even if they're still to young to produce cherries at this point?
Hi and thanks for watching my video. This spring (June 2021) I planted the only one that survived, outdoors. It was 14 inches tall. In Sept I think it is 2 full years since I did my first video on starting the seeds etc and I will do another short video showing the cherry tree in the ground and I will give its height. Right now it is around 20 inches tall. Tks Andrew
I found vise grips to be perfect as I could adjust them to just squeeze the pit a tiny bit. Pliers, you cannot adjust the hole size so all size pits get squeezed the same. Thus, with pliers small pits don't get broken and large ones get destroyed as they get squeezed too much. The video you saw them use pliers they probably made sure to have pits that worked in their pliers and did not show you the other sized pits. I tried the needle nose pliers first and found that all my pits were too small to be cracked open. Hope this helps.
@@sam_i_am8781 I find using vise grips the best way to break open the pits. You can adjust them to just to break any size pits you have. Hope this helps. P.S. The vise grips also work on plum etc pits.
Are these peticular type of cherry trees a self polinator or does it have to have another type cherry tree beside it inorder to grow mature fruit it suxs to wait 5 years to find out your tree doesn't grow mature fruit because it did not self pollinate. I've done this with the Washington state red delicious apple seeds
Hi tks for watching my video. On the bag of frozen cherries it is listed as "dark sweet cherries". As most sweet cherries need a polinator, I am assuming these will too. Hope this helps.
@@aandjpeitreasures that's what I figured too so if I have 2 trees of the same variety side by side will that work if not where can I find pollen in bulk to do this myself otherwise I will be wasting my time growing this tree that will not fruit
@@stephen26448 You likely would need two different types of cherry trees I think. As I am not an arborist and actually did this as an experiment, I would suggest checking with a nursery and websites specializing in cherries. Thanks!
I’ve just started to peel the seeds, they are in the fridge now. Wish me luck 🤞🏻. Once you put it in the pot, where do u put it and how often you do you water it ? Tq
Thanks for your question. For the winter, I left the pots in the window (South facing) and in summer outside in a sunny protected area. I water them about every second day depending on how hot it is. In a couple of months, I will upload another short video showing one of the plants a year old that I started from this video.
A & J PEI Treasures hi, just to share with you.. I have 2 batches of the seed, some in fridge and some in seedling mix soil. Those in soil are starting to grow green leaf 😱 . No changes yet for the other batch.
Thank you for the video. I just finished eating a few and thought I've always wanted a cherry tree, why not give it a try... One question though. I read that "Cherries need to go through a cold or stratification period that normally occurs naturally during the winter, prior to germination in the spring. Refrigerating the pits is artificially mimicking this process." And basically it's a 10 week process. Is that only for the pits? Or do we need to do that with the seeds also. I noticed you only did your seeds for a few days by comparison. Thanks for the answer
Tks for watching my video. The times in the fridge I mentioned in my video is all I used. A week to help soften up the soft shell and another week waiting for roots to start. As you see my method will work. The cherries I used we ate and I broke off the hard shells in the same day. If I was to stratify the seeds and/or pits there may have been more of them started, that I do not know.
I am interested in growing miniature cherry trees in the tropics. I have read that "Most cherries require at least 700 chill hours (hours below 45 degrees) in order to set fruit" will they set flower without the chill hours. I there a forum that I can write to you other than in the public comments?
Hi, I am not sure about growing miniature cherry trees, so I am not sure about chill hours etc. Maybe someone, on this site that reads your question can help or you can try searching you tube for someone growing them. Their video may help answer your chill hour question. Of course you can also try it my way and see what happens. At least the cherries will be yummy to eat.
Hi Paul. Good question. I did not use any new mix. I used some soil from my garden and combined that soil with a couple of old flower pots that had flowers in it from the year before. The original flower pot mix would have been just a cheap plain potting mix. After 1 year I transplanted the cherry plant into regular garden soil, in a pot and then this spring I planted it in the ground. Hope this helps. I have twice now gave it miracle grow fertilizer.
You can find an updated picture of the Cherry Tree on Twitter: twitter.com/EJS08026749/status/1419350508570042371?s=20 We hope to get up another video in time, but at least we have pictures for those who asked.
The seeds were started in the fall in Eastern Canada indoors. When they started to grow we left them in the window all winter and now the little trees (about 2-3 inches tall) are in our greenhouse. They will not be planted outdoors until at least next spring. It might be helpful to have a real grow light. Thank you for the question.
I just tryed this I was using a Bing cherry seed from a local market .I put the seeds in a cup for 3 weeks and when I cracked them open no seed just a shell. ? Do you need to use the pit right after eating ?
After watching a few videos they all only used the seed, which is why I only used the seed, so I am not sure if using the whole cherry will work. Give it a try and let's us know if it does work. Tks for watching our video.
Thanks for your question. You will have some loss of pits, but once you get a few opened, it'll become easier. You'll get a feel for it. I also broke quite a few in the beginning.
I had the same problem. Watch this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XvbJpiVTkAk.html He uses needle nose pliers, and I had good success doing it that way as well.
or it was to do with humans that make is so hard for the seed to start.. Maybe a thousand years ago it was a weed growing in some swamp and we came along and changed it into what it is today. Anyway, my cherry tree survived the winter and looks good this spring. Tks for watching the video.
Tks for watching my video. The times in the fridge I mentioned in my video is all I used. A week to help soften up the soft shell and another week waiting for roots to start. As you see my method will work. The cherries I used we ate and I broke off the hard shells in the same day. If I was to stratify the seeds and/or pits there may have been more of them started, that I do not know.
Plant was still doing ok in late fall. It had grown to about 4 tall. Then a late fall hurricane knocked over a popular tree and it just barely hit the cherry tree. so the 1 foot of new growth this year got broken off. tks for asking.
Hi and thanks for watching our video. I too have chased many shells over our kitchen floor and on our counter. When breaking them I try and do it in the sink, which saves some searching. I also try to stop squeezing the pliers just as I hear the crack. With vise grips you can set them to be just a hair smaller than each pit. Then when you squeeze the vise grips it will stop just as the pits crack. If you get a crack then you can also use your finger nail or something shape and pry the shell apart. Good luck. (end of this month is a full year since I did mine and I will put up a short video showing one of my plants I started in this video) Pliers work but it sure is hard to stop squeezing before you break the seed.
What I do to prevent that is to put the jaw side of the pliers with the pit inside a container and cover the container while leaving the handle side of the pliers out of the container. That way, when I break the outer layer of the pit everything stays inside the container no matter what direction the shrapnel will travel to.
@@aandjpeitreasures Hey Thanks for the quick reply last time... I have some different Cherry seeds. The cherries were yellow with a little red. Very tasty. I have a bunch of the seeds now. But I notice the seeds are dried up, once I take them outta the shell. After I ate the cherry I'd save the seed an put it in a sealed tight bag. So do I keep the same process? Or should I soak the dried seeds first.?
@Seacreaturetoo I just took my 1st batch of of the fridge. How long should I germaninate b4 putting them I to soil. I will also update u on the white cherries that are dried. When they come out of the fridge
No matter the size of the pliers there will be loss. Any pliers you use there will be about a 30-50% loss when breaking off the hard shell. The trick is to stop squeezing as soon as you hear the crack.
Try needle nose pliers, like this guy. It worked the best for me. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XvbJpiVTkAk.html I've also seen another video where a guy used a vise.
