Japanese cherry (kojo no mai)

earthmother

I have one of these - bought it about 4 years ago at about 10" tall, and it is now about 2' each way - and I have just noticed that it's fruiting for the first time.

Now, I'm assuming they'll be ornamental as it is an ornamental plant, and they are also tiny, but I wondered if they would be a worthwhile growing experiment for the kids to gather and plant some - or would they just not grow quickly enough to hold a 6 and 8 year olds interest?

Has anyone any experience of this sort of thing - am I totally barking up the wrong tree?

frivolous_fay

Assuming the fruit are pretty similar to an ordinary cherry... you'll be waiting a good while for the stones to germinate

How about ordinary fruit seeds? Kiwi or melon would be dead quick. Citrus for a plant that grows slower, but might be a bit tougher

cjb02

This might be worth a read

http://www.growingedge.com/community/archive/read.php3?c=PR&q=1055

I planted some cherry stones last year around July time i think and forgot about them. They didnt do anything and then this year, I found the pots, full of soil with very small cherry trees in them.... I got two and they are now about 8inch high.