How To Germinate Cherry Seeds That Works every Time - Growing Cherry Trees From Seeds

[@jingalls9142]

Im eating cherries right now and youtube suggests this to me...this algorithms doing wonders for my schizophrenia....

[@sonshinecity]

I just bought cherries yesterday. Lol

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

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[@jackiefromage4782]

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[@withgoddess7646]

I am not schizophrenic but I just finished a bowl of cherries 10 minutes ago and this appeared in my feed. 😲

[@sonshinecity]

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[@calcaware]

I watched this like a month ago. I did what he said and they sprouted after only 2 weeks. It was incredible. I can't believe it worked so fast. Maybe because I kept my cherries in the fridge for a week before that or something, but I have six saplings already. Subscribed.

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Brilliant Calcaware!!! Yes that will be it, counting the time the cherries would have been in the fridge also before.

[@jmmjjmmj8994]

@@GreenthumbsGarden how long will it take to produce cherries?

[@vincentedwards8549]

@@GreenthumbsGarden e

[@ikeepscreamingbutgodwontan3132]

@@jmmjjmmj8994 that will take years...

[@Skitdora2010]

@@jmmjjmmj8994 7 to 10 years, and if it requires a pollinator to set fruit and you only have one tree, it won't set fruit. Some trees are self fertile, like Stella, but most sweet cherries want a partner to pollinate their flowers.

[@darlaangel7853]

Im excited to try this! I live in Washington State, & we have 4 Seasons,& right now,i have Pineapples growing in several areas in my large yard! I will bring them in ,once it starts getting Cold Out! Wish me Luck!

[@Notmehimorthem]

I have had success by simply saving our cherry seeds from the supermarket and just chucking them by hand in local woodland. Abpout 1 in 50 sprout. They are quick and fast and are great for the birds, who might leave you one if your quick. Lot's of cherry trees now on my walks

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Excellent!

[@obiependragon9660]

This is so great, i had no idea cherry seeds were within a "nut"! I was raised with a green thumb and as an adult its been wonderful to get back into it all and plan my own gardens. Plus i didn't know cinnamon was an anti fungus!! ❤

[@urmirupapal2355]

Cinnamon is also a good rooting powder if you don't have the hormone.

[@carissajohnson5994]

I noticed if they grow to be a tree they have a nut inside

[@Brenda0312F]

Peach pits also contain the actual seed. It’s small and flat. Not at all what I thought it would look like. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@carissajohnson5994]

@@Brenda0312F yes the same with mango plums peach and for lemon and limes or grate fruits i peel the seed it makes it a tad faster

[@sincerely-b]

Same here.

[@kristyntribe9353]

My 5 year old son loves gardening. We were eating some cherries when he asked if we could replant the seeds. We found your channel and followed your germination guide. The seeds went into our fridge on Aug 15th and today we were able to plant 5! Hoping to see some growth in time for summer!

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

That is awesome Kristyn! I hope they will grow well :-)

[@leaelizabeth23]

The trees wouldnt fruit for years. It is a waiting game. Then when they do they won’t be true to parent. You could still possibly end up with a good cherry though

[@Ohyourecheeky]

Did you get some to grow?

[@ashleyhumphries9941]

Did they sprout? How are they doing now?

[@whitneyemeigh715]

Aww same here ☺️ my sons 5 too and insists we plant them

[@wvbonbonqueen]

I watched this a few days ago, and today, I bought some cherries, just so I can start my own trees. It is July, in WV and by next Spring, I should have some small trees to plant on my farm. I may never get to harvest any from them, but the next person who is living on this farm, will hopefully get to enjoy them as much as I would. Thanks for the great instructional video!!!!!!

[@jddd665]

You wont have any cherries. Cherries grow on grafted trees. This ignorant guy that made this video never saw this through or spent some time reading elementary school books.

[@kenalls3518]

Yup, J is correct. Growing cherries takes a professional, and professional techniques. Even if you do get a healthy tree going, beating the birds to the fruit, is impossible.

[@wvbonbonqueen]

@@kenalls3518 Well, I am still in the process to see if it works, it will be a few years before they are old enough to plant outside. And as far as the birds, that is why they sell netting to put over the trees to keep the birds off of at least some of those cherries.

[@GrahamCrannell]

@@wvbonbonqueen - I'm with you! I'm near DC and got some cherries from the store a few days ago. Going to save the last few and try to germinate them. Even if you and I don't get actual cherries, it's always nice to grow new plants 😁

[@wvbonbonqueen]

@@GrahamCrannell I hope the person who said we won't get cherries is wrong. But only time will tell. GOOD LUCK!!!!

[@CAwildflowers]

I really enjoy listening to Alex. He has such a calming voice that soothes the soul. Makes one feel “all wrapped up - snuggly bugly.” Lol. Thanks for the wonderful content, Alex!

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Thanks Cali 😅 l never though of my voice as calming 😆

[@roginafloyd2403]

I had to listen to it again because I forgot about what I was listening to because I got caught up in his voice LoL

[@davidthegood]

Excellent demonstration - thank you.

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Glad you enjoyed it!🙃

[@mrfroggy3268]

I’ve been trying to grow cherry seeds for months, just now realizing you need to take off the shell! Thank you, my man!

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Excellent! I hope it goes well this time 🙂

[@mrfroggy3268]

same. It’s germinating, hopefully the anti-mold cinnamon trick works!

[@catchmeinthebreeze]

Easy to follow! He Showed all the steps to take clearly! I really enjoyed this video & now I feel like a cherry seed picker gardener expert!! Thanks for the video!

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

😅 Thanks Vanessa!

[@jackbarrie6007]

And now if it is the same as any other fruit tree that is grow from seed you will have to wait up to seven years to get fruit three to four for grapes from cutting a lot more from seed and you more likely will only have ornamental vines and fruit trees🤔🤔🤔💯🇦🇺

[@racheleallison5237]

HI....I use adjustable vise grips to open the initial pit. I just set the opening in the grips to slightly smaller than the pit. Place ithe pit between the jaws and grip it to crack the hull. I learned this from someone else's video. So simple . Loved watching and learned alot. All the best to you. : )

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Great tip Rachele! :-)

[@pash9956]

Demonstrating great patience throughout the entire procedure.

[@Marlina66]

I've saved the pits and now it's time to follow your instructions. THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!!

[@topaz3818]

Wow - thank you for showing the intricacies and methods to get the seeds out. I’m in the US. Trying to get self-sustainable. ❤

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Glad it was helpful!

[@robertrogers7610]

I've grown apple, peach, nectarines From seed now I know how to do Cherries. Going to buy a few pounds And get them going. Thank you For a great video.

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Awesome! Thanks Robert, hope it goes well!

[@juliemcgugan1244]

Do all stonefruit grow from seed, using this method? I have a donut peach tree with fruit to die for, so I’d love to grow some from seed and gift to my friends, who love them too. Right now, I’m trying to grow plum and apricot from cuttings, so fingers crossed!

[@bobbyhempel1513]

Unfortunately apples don't grow true to seed. Did you wind up with good tasting apples or some of those nasty sour almost inedible ones?

[@ALXandroATS]

@@bobbyhempel1513 Why is that? Is it because they’ve already been genetically modified (by Monsanto)?

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

@@juliemcgugan1244 awesome! yes should work. What would be great is to grow the donut peach from seed, once they are big enough graft as bud from your tree on to seed grown so then you'll have a clone of your brilliant tree with a seed grown rootstock! Wel do this on the channel one day.

[@faceless0ne1]

I knew these seeds would take with the care and love he gave them making them all "snugly bugly"

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

😅

[@ulisessalgado8327]

I really hope this works my dad has always wanted to grow a cherry tree I’m trying to gift him this if it works

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Brilliant idea!! Propagating your own plants make awesome gifts 😉 I'm sure it will work, please let me know how it goes!

[@yummypoo1934]

cool and me too

[@BuddhaSunn]

You’re a good son.

[@mysoneffa2417]

All modern cherry hybrids will not yeild the same fruit from seed. Most will grow sterile trees or very small fruit. Modern hybrids are propagated by grafting onto rootstock. Old varieties, not shown, will grow true yellow-pink Napoleon, called Royal Ann & Queen Ann in UK & US, will grow true as will small black old world English Cherries ( Roman's brought from Armenia 2 millenia ago) & most sour cherries.

[@robertkat]

You need to wait 20 years before you harvest cherries. Make sure you spray the tree with pesticides every 2 weeks.

[@GingerWaters]

Thanks! First glimpse of root coming out today. And thanks for advicing from where to get pliers.

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

🥳🎉🌱 Congrats! @GingerWaters

[@PomniInsomni]

I found your video on a quick google search on how to germinate cherries. It was the first one that came up and great info. Also, I could listen to you talk all day, with your accent! I will share your vieo to support.

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Thanks @nicolewilkinson8029 any support is super appreciated! 😀 Happy growing!! 🌱

[@phuongkern8027]

I learned how to germinate cherry seeds…Thank you for sharing your knowledge. 👍

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Your welcome mate! Be sure to share the video with your friends to help the community to grow! 😁

[@aworldapartfilms4972]

@@GreenthumbsGarden when do you want me to plant the community?

[@oliviawilliams5164]

@@GreenthumbsGarden ⁶hut hut.

[@kitchenGardenofficalchannel027]

Hy🌹🌸🌹

[@GumriRN]

Bless your heart! Your channel, like Mike Kincaid’s, shows the BEFORE & AFTER of starting & propagation of plants 🌱. , I spent 2 years doing Cherry 🍒 seed Prop, all I got was a lot of 🩸 bleeding scarred-up fingers. Then each time after a couple months, fungus on the Scarified & Stratified seeds. But, I didn’t use Cinnamon which I WILL THIS SUMMER! Thanks 🙏🏼 you’ve got a New Subscriber.

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

thanks Deni! great to have you here 😃 how come you ended up with bleeding fingers?

[@GumriRN]

@Greenthumbs Garden I stab my fingers all the time Clumsy that’s me.

[@paulashaia9914]

I used a quick rap with a meat tenderizer (much like a mallet) and it worked very well. No crunched seeds, no damage to fingers!

[@zamis21]

Love Chop sticks! We use them for so many things!! Yes, I eat with them too lol

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

The best! Just thinking of eating with chopsticks is making me crave a a good Chinese or some sushi right now. Man I have the kings hunger upon me... 😂🤣

[@graceconsoli9924]

With your help I have my 1st seedling after so many failed try’s. Thank you God Bless

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

🥳🎉🌱 Congrats! @graceconsoli9924

[@maryronan9758]

“A cherry ya knicked from your neighbors garden”- 😂🤣😂🤣

[@samjones3106]

I'm not sure but I think if your neighbors branches hang over your property its legal to pick them.

[@goldengryphon]

@@samjones3106 Depends in where you live. I think Most places have a common sense factor about it, though, so go ahead and pick what grows over.

[@inthegarden881]

In most jurisdictions, anything growing over into your property is free game for you to prune.

[@matthewfarrell317]

@@inthegarden881 Within reason, you cannot prune a tree growing on your side that would leave the tree dangerous.

[@girlnextdoorgrooming]

"Dead simple"

[@terrapinflyer273]

Amazing! I thought what was inside the cherry was the seed. I had no idea the seed was inside (the pit? I think is the proper term used?). Thanks for this! I found 2 mulberry trees and an enormous amount of wild black raspberries growing in my yard this year. Now I want to grow as many berries and fruits as possible on my acre and a smidge. Hopefully I'll stick with it. Nothing more therapeutic for me than being out working in the yard and gardening. Breaking down branches, cutting down highly invasive species... I love it!

[@josh3570]

Perfect, I’ve got a cherry tree in my garden I’ve lived here since I was a kid and we’re moving this year so I’m gonna do this so I can take it with me

[@VK-qo1gm]

Josh. Take many cuttings to propogate, this will work much better & fruits quicker,. , seed method doesn't always work. Good luck

[@macking104]

yes, take cuttings and try grafting too...

[@beingsneaky]

Yes try cutting to root them.

[@beingsneaky]

A cutting is a clone of the old tree. One growing from seed is a hybrid of the old tree and what every tree pollinated it

[@josh3570]

@@beingsneaky cheers. I’ll look it up and try it

[@ma.cristinaleeng1611]

I followed this.. End of June kept the seeds in fridge.. now there are small sprouts.. will wait a bit to make it bigger and plant them in soil! Thank you! This works👍🏼

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

If they have sprouted get them planted! Sooner the better really. You could plant in pots first just to give them protection while the beef up a little then plant in the ground just before spring. Thanks Cristina for letting us know how it went, that's awesome!!

[@ma.cristinaleeng1611]

I planted them in pots outside in a tiny greenhouse. Three days passed since i planted them and i can see tiny leaves😍…now i dont know what to do with 20 cherry plants 😂all the seeds sprouted 🙏🏼 thank you!

[@KevinDoyle-r1w]

All these skills nearly lost over time with fruit and veg bought in the store and gardens disappearing. Great to see this. Thanks

[@turboknows1063]

Great channel new here. Just a tip fence pliers work great to. There is a notch on top that holds the cherry pit perfectly. About $5 pair.

[@cherylmurten8615]

Here I was eating a bowl of cherries and I see your video. Thank you. I've often tried unsuccessfully to grow cherries. Now I know how. Again thank you. ❤🍒

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Glad I could help!

[@awashiplays100]

I just ate cherries for the first time in a long time and I thought it was a waste to throw the seeds out so started to search for videos this is a perfect video thank you

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Hey thanks man! be sure to share the video with your friends also! 😁

[@awashiplays100]

@@GreenthumbsGarden I’m a girl but thank u

[@gd4501]

I just want to say thank you for this video. I have been trying to brake into growing cherry's for some time. In fact, I have some cherry pits now. But the ones that I have spoken with just could not give me any details on what I needed to do. Now I do and now watch me grow. Thank you my friend.

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Great G! In the future we will do some grafting on the channel and I'll show you how we can graft our cherries to insure a good fruiting plant.

[@BeeKool__113]

Great video!! This is something I think about every time I eat cherries. Very helpful video. And, I love this gentleman's accent. Very groovy!! Thanks for the help! Much appreciated!!

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it BEE KOOL 😀

[@missbeau1025]

Just received new batch of seeds, ill try this method! Hope it works❤

[@triune7139]

This is exactly what I was looking for!!! Thank you for this!!!

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Your welcome 🙃

[@sherryowings1117]

Thanks for sharing! I put cherry seeds in my freezer for 90 days. Thought I could just drop them in dirt now. I didn't even get them out on the outer shell lol

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

in the freezer? I don't know if they will germinate after been frozen, will be interesting to know if they do! Yeah just pop them in the soil and see what happens. taking them out of the shell just makes it easier and get germination better.

[@dftf100mbeforedololetsdoit8]

Actually I found that pressure pliers work better, they work as a nutcracker and it doesn't harm the seed at al.

[@kitchenGardenofficalchannel027]

Hy🌿🍃🌻

[@robertjones2811]

A bench vise works best.

[@mistidiane788]

I've probably got 100 tart cherry pits dried out. Thanks for showing me how to get the seeds out!

[@PoorGuyBonsai]

I love the on a budget part that's right on my alley I've been trying to sprout these cherries in my fridge for months I'm wondering if they're not sprouting seeds

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Did you follow the steps in the video? And they didn't sprout 🌱 ? Try taking them out if so and leave them wrapped in room temp, that can trigger them to grow. Some cherrys are also radiated and it kills the seed. So try another source cherry's, maybe something local.

[@PoorGuyBonsai]

Thanks for this video I'm cracking the pits open now!!

[@rogerfreeman6787]

"Stratisfied" A satisfying stratification.

[@ligiarogers7951]

I've never grown anything, but I decided this is it, and this year I'm going to do it! I never knew that the real seed was inside the hard outer shell of the cherry nut! 🥴 Boy! I really am GREEN!!! 🤣 💚 LOVE YOUR CHANNEL ❤️ A new subscriber ready to learn and GROW!! Thank you!!!🙏 🧑‍🌾🌱🍒👍💯🍴🥰😻🙋🏻‍♀️

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Thanks Ligia! You can plant them with the shell on, youl get better germination rates taking it off tho and a chance to see if the seed is healthy. thanks for subscribing! welcome to the channel 🙃

[@4everNarayani]

THE BEST INFORMATION OUT THERE! Finally someone who is giving us the right instructions for growing cherry trees from seed.

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

The best!! Be sure to check out the recent update also on the cherry's with a faq! Thanks for your support bud, really appreciate it. Be sure to share the video with your friends or social media channels, it really helps us grow ,😀

[@mamajaanskitchenusa1370]

I am excited to try this! I live in Virginia and i am growing blueberries, raspberries, figs, persimmons, apples, grapes and mulberries in my large back yard. Cherries will be a great addition to my garden. Wish me luck!

[@rscott1724]

Was picking cherries today and thinking about starting a few trees from seed. Perfect timing for this video.

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Awesome!

[@jamesblackwell703]

Same here

[@razvi.0465]

But the seeds are going to become wild cherry trees, they need to be grafted.

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

@@razvi.0465 yeah that's true. On the channel we'l do some grafting when these little saplings are big enough

[@Teggy123]

Thank you greenthumb! Can’t wait to start my first cherry grow !

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

😃

[@relaxzonebynitta3900]

Cherry is one of my favorite fruit. Hope I can grow in warm weather such as Florida.

[@mangohogplumsummertime7191]

I'm next to Florida, so I'm with you hoping I can get cherries as well. And my temp is usually higher than Florida. So praying both of us will be successful. I just place my seeds I. The refrigerator as he said. So according to his info, I should see germination at the end of May into June hopefully. That would make me feel sooo good. 😂

[@joshuafreer564]

As a cherry farmer I was always taught that starting from seed will only give you a seedling cherry and not a edible cherry. But it also takes around 5 years to see fruit off of the tree so who knows. I hope people buying seeds online are not getting hosed only to find out years down the road.

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Yeah growing from seed you will get a wild Cherrie tree with unknow characteristics . If your farming cherry's and are relying on results then buying a grafted tree would be the way to go. Ill look forward to trying to graft the trees myself one day once they grow big enough and i find a good donor tree.

[@greatplainsman3662]

If they are hybrid trees they will not reproduce true.

[@Bonzi_Buddy]

You could literally get a tree that cannot survive the weather conditions in which it is planted, ones that produce inedible junk cherries... If someone really wants cherries to eat they need to get a grafted cherry tree of the type they would like to eat.

[@4nciite]

I read a comment from someone in a growing forum saying they got pretty good cherries after three years of producing cherries. Grapes are supposed to be the same way, the younger more sour grape crops are sold to grocery stores and the mature sweeter crops are used specifically for wine where there's better profit.

[@Sciguy95]

@@GreenthumbsGarden similar to avacados

[@adonian]

😱 I’ve been looking how to do this for so long that I gave up and forgot all about it. I’m glad KZbin randomly put this in my feed.

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Ooo KZbin randomly put it in your feed? Lets hope they keep doing that to others 😂🤣

[@juneramirez8580]

Timing is perfect because I just yesterday I decided to grow a tree from some of the cherry pits!

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Brilliant! 😁

[@BaggaB0nez]

I had no idea there was seeds inside!! I was trying to germinate like a pepper or tomato 😆 no idea you had to put them in the fridge for months either. Thank you so much for the video! Very informative!! 👍

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Your welcome Bagga! You can germinate as it is, in my update vid with the FAQ, I give some pros and cons for both.

[@BaggaB0nez]

@@GreenthumbsGarden I’ll check it out forsure! Thanks!

[@manderson1914]

Looks easier than I expected - a bit delicate but worth it if you can get a few cherry plants started.

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Do it! nothing as nice as a cherry tree in blossom.

[@Jose-qd7gl]

I have done this and have had great results!!! Thank you for your tips. I planted them in 3 inch biodegradable pots, and am wondering when do I transplant to bigger pot, and how big should they be to put them in the ground?

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Great job! If you are planning to grow them in the ground I would get them in just before Spring. So see how it goes, the 3inch pots might be enough to last you until Spring and then just get them in :-)

[@Hecklefishfearthecrabcat]

Wow, just ate some cherries and wondered if you could plant the seeds. Thank you

[@serafinmagic1634]

I just watched this vid after a search as to why my cherry pits never sprouted. I had no idea I had to break through 2 hard layers. Now I know. Thanks.

[@qaidharris1071]

Love this video going to start this project with my daughter

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

What a great idea!! Share the video with your friends, maybe they too can get there kids involved!! And get them away from there PlayStation's 😂

[@xyzxyz23513]

First time i saw this about cherry germinating. Otherwise i had question how we can grow because hard shell. I tried many times with whole shell. But it was useless. Today i am happy to see how to germinate. show next video also.

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Great Shamim! There is one update video you will find in the description and ill be working on another update in about a months time.

[@rogerf3675]

One thing you might want to add. You can sprout cherries all you like, but for the most part you will need to be in a region with about 700 hours of cold weather for the plant to produce cherries. At least that is what the local nurseries here tell me as I love Rainier Cherries but now that I live in Florida, we only have about 360 and i'm told they will never produce.

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

That is great info for me to add in the next update I want to add a faq. Thanks Roger. I read on average its 1000 chilling hours for them to produce but it depends greatly on type or cultivar. Check out ‘Royal Lee’ and ‘Minnie Royal' apparently they need as few as 300 hours chill time. I have no idea what amount of chill time we get here in Malaga but should be enough, we get a good few months of coldish weather.

[@matthewfarrell317]

Chill hours can be a real pain, I luckily don't have to worry. But there are plenty of new apples, cherries, pears etc that are all low chill versions.

[@jayann5536]

I live in northern California and my friend has a cherry tree in front of her yard and it gets hot here maybe the night time is cool enough idk.

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

@@jayann5536 doesn't matter of it gets hot summers, as long as you have a cold winter with temps around 0-5c for an average of around 5 weeks depending on type and cultivar.

[@giannirocco7492]

Roger F,don't know what part of Florida you live in but the Barbados cherry is nothing short of excellent!So if you're in a warm part of the state you might want to check those out!

[@scottcaverly5135]

What a fantastic video.... Educational videos like this are a blessing for growing minds as well

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

thanks Scott :-)

[@acemanhomer1]

Thank you for the info, I got some SWEET black cherry seeds I've kept for a while now, now I got the know how of what to do

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

brilliant :-)

[@acemanhomer1]

@@GreenthumbsGarden dude...even more brilliant is I JUST...and I mean probably as you were typing this, finding a seed I placed on a fake bonsai pot I have. Amazing how the universe aligns sometimes...and I just successfully got the seed out carefully using a razor in a holder, now about to rewatch your video to gather the needed info again lol ( : (Ps, making it a bonsai for sure now!)

[@jordynfahey7221]

Thank you for sharing!!! Will use the cinnamon tip for lemon seeds as well, kept getting mold on them. Excited to see some sprouts in a couple of months!

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Sounds great! hope it goes well, be sure to let us know how it goes :-)

[@simonyip5978]

I've planted many lime and grapefruit seeds successfully, but I have never managed to grow a lime sapling from a seed.

[@susanfarley1332]

Are you prepared to wait 15 years for lemons? I planted some lemon seeds and had a nice little tree growing in a pot. I worried about frost killing it so I brought it inside in the winter. Did this for years and no blooms or fruit. I finally looked up lemon trees in my propagation book from my horticulture course and the book said it takes 15 years to be mature enough to bear fruit. On the 15th year I had it outside getting sun and didn't know we were going to have a hard frost that night. The frost killed my tree. One thing I didn't know about lemon trees is that the leaves smell like lemons when you crush them. Oh yeah, another thing I didn't know about lemon trees is that they have huge long thorns on the branches. It makes handling them a bit painful. I would clip them off to avoid getting stuck.

[@DoBeLove]

@@susanfarley1332 Oh man, I cringed inside when you said your tree was killed after 15 years. So sad.

[@wagwanbennydj6003]

264 people have had cherry's nicked from there garden now...

[@fluffyjohnson6079]

😂

[@wagwanbennydj6003]

Unfortunately 326 growing numbers 🤣

[@eetuthereindeer6671]

You mean their? Or there?

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

😂🤣

[@aidanmccauley3776]

@@eetuthereindeer6671 i think their

[@monique6435]

I love this guy's voice

[@maxrockatansky3896]

I did this based on this video, and it worked!

[@Tired3120]

Watched this vid its incredible just cracked open some seeds currently rehydrating thems can’t want to try and plant them when they germinate :)

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Awesome Sherrell! only one month left and hopefully you'll have some signs of growth, keep us up to date!!

[@Tired3120]

So an update :/ my seeds have not sprouted though one of them has a little tip so maybe?? Hope they’ll sprout soon if not I’ll try again ◡̈

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

@@Tired3120 tip sounds good! Leave them out if the fridge for a week and see what happens, that should trigger them to sprout

[@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork]

I never realized they were in a nut case... Interesting! Thanks! Next winter spring I'll have to start some! I would pair those with some high quality innoculants as you're planting them into the pots.. the earlier they pair with biology the better they will do. (Epi-genetic expression)

[@terirmcgee]

Do the seeds need to be organic to be fruit producing? Also, I live in south TX USA … zone 9…. Is it too hot here?

[@planterbanter]

No way this is so cool, I'm going to try this myself :)

[@sagittariusdecember9075]

use standard pliers its faster and safer. put seed in wider space. :)

[@nicelady51]

Snuggly buggly. That's a whole lotta love, right there. My Dad is gone now, but he raised up a pear tree until it finally bore fruit. He watched one beautiful pear every day to make sure it came to no harm. No bugs, worms, moths, fungus. Nothing. There were quite a few, but one qualified as his 'prized pear'. His very first! My older sister lived a few door yards away. She visited one day, with a beautiful pear and huge grin. "Dad!!! Look what I found on your tree!!" My Dad fought in WWII, so not much would rattle him. Right then, I heard the color ran from his face like he died a thousand deaths. Before he completely melted down, she fessed up that his pear was still on the tree. She had purchased one to look as close to his as possible. The only reason he ever spoke to her again is because that is the same kind of practical joke he would play on someone if he thought of it!

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Roxana that story is brilliant!! and belongs in to a publication! So funny, I could feel his pain. Very naughty, but too good a joke to pass up 🤣 I think I would have had to do the same practical joke 😂🤣

[@nicelady51]

@@GreenthumbsGarden Well, I didn't make it up and I appreciate that you enjoyed it. I loved the idea of germinating/growing the cherries and if he were here, I would surely do a few for him. I think I will do it anyway and name them after him. Instead of Bing cherries, they will be Bill cherries! I will try to gift a couple, too. Love this video. Thank you!!

[@Master_Yoda1990]

I just bought my own seeds and started the stratification process today.

[@steveadamo6693]

I'm not 100% about cherry seeds but w all other seeds (many ) I have germinated myself, I've had a much greater and quicker success rate soaking them in regular household hydrogen peroxide. Its actually pretty amazing how much better and quicker results I get doing this. This includes soaking the paper towel as well. I don't see why it wouldn't do the same for cherry seeds when you consider the principles.

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Thanks Steve, HP is great for killing mold, sterilisation, good tip thanks mate!

[@climatetime]

Should the cherry seed be peeking above the top of the soil when you first plant them? It looks like this in the video but it isn’t discussed. Thanks! Super helpful video, I’m doing this right now with instructions from this video.

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

I did because I already had quite a sprout growing, I waited a bit too long..lol. if it's just a little sprout then I'd plant them about an inch or less down

[@johneworsham2417]

Can you germinate the whole cherry pit, or does it have to be cut with Wirecutter? I am looking for the cherry variety called "Duke". Is this variety exist? My great grandmother grew up hem, and from I remember, they are a black cherry and usually was picked before the Bing or Lambert cherries. She canned them in a syrup which tasted good. Is there a cherry growing guide and catalog on different varieties to grow in Western Slope of Colorado near Grand Junction? Please let me know on these questions, as I am thinking of going into the cherry growing market. Thank You

[@clarenicola1]

Smuggly buggly ..you speak my language ,made me smile muchly,good vid👌☺️

[@manolitomata2265]

Thank You for sharing this video, it helps everyone especially like me as new beginner. Watching from Daly City California USA 🇺🇸

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

thanks Manolito, hello from Malaga Spain!

[@ShaniaLaCherry]

Thank you so much for making this! I've recently taken an interest into plants and gardening and my family often gets cherries I was just wondering if wrapping it in aluminium foil is necessary since I often see videos where they just put the seeds in a paper towel in the fridge, thanks for this video though! new sub

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Yeah you can try that, or a ziplock bag. The aluminium or ziplock is really just the help preserve moisture so the towel don't dry out so fast.

[@moukafaslouka4796]

The aluminum foil is there to simulate the darkness of the soil and to keep moisture. I have seen people use ziplock or even plastic bottles with very good results.

[@neliborba101]

I had so many pits from eating my cherries and my thought was "Would these pits germinate and be true to seed?" The garbage can became their home, but I still plenty of 🍒🍒🍒, and perhaps I will try this.

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

They won't grow true to seed, what you will get is a wild cherry tree with unknown characteristics, a genetic gamble from the patent plants... But we could always graft them in the future.

[@EC-dz4bq]

@@GreenthumbsGarden Could that also not make them more healthy?

[@aldenunion]

@@EC-dz4bq They will be on own root stock for less vigor control,and if Cherries stink,you'll end up grafting good Cherry cuttings onto the tree.. I did it with apples,about six years from seed to flowering. Crab apples as I used seeds from good apples but they are not true to parent. Hardy and disease free but a gamble. I had ones with hairy under leaf that made me excited.lol..CRABBY!!! YUK!!

[@missbeau1025]

Do you have a follow up video yet? Update for this one? My seeds are still in the fridge it's been a month. I did your method and the brown skin looks like they cracked already so ill give them 1 more month then check back. Thank you so much! I hope i can grow the cherry seeds i got stratifying in the fridge. But looks like it's working!

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Yeah there is an update video kzbin.info/www/bejne/fprOg2mqm52kd68 Yeah seems like its working, give it another month like you plan, and regular checks. Keep us up to date on how they do!

[@carriemclaren-jones159]

Thanks for your easy to follow video, am going to collect some cherry pips this Xmas and follow your instructions.

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Great stuff, I hope it goes well! 🌱

[@BiasedNeutralityOrz2A]

Answered my 5 year question... Thanks so much!

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

your welcome :-)

[@nezire]

thanks for the video and clear explanation :)) after this process, how often should we water the newly sprouted plant? i had apple sprouts too but they had rotten, i'd watered them like once in two days. now i have cherry sprouts and i really hope that they'll become trees some day🙏🏼

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Thanks Rabia! yeah avoid over watering, I made that mistake on a few of my cherries. water when you see them dry a little on the top, if you poke your index finger in and its still moist I would wait until its dry. It'll all depend on how warm it is and your weather,.

[@kitchenGardenofficalchannel027]

Hy🌹🌺💖

[@cdcurry1203]

Apple seeds from a certain apple will not give you an apple tree that produces the same apples. Apple seeds are not true to seed meaning you'll just end up with a crab apple tree. To grow the type of apple you like will require grafting from the original tree.

[@ilikeudonnoodles]

How does the KZbin algorithm know I like cherries and gardening??

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Google spy's on all we do...lol. I've had things pop up after I had a conversation about it maybe the day before. Crazy days.

[@AB-vc7ox]

I was silently wondering in my head about starting cherries from seed yesterday and today it’s in my feed. As far as things popping up after a discussion, anyone around you using google/android with voice recognition enabled is letting google eavesdrop.

[@julieattard7098]

I planted some weeks ago .. nothing happened.. I didn't Google a how to or look on KZbin just winged it .. so yeah no germination lol so spyware knew I'd need this how to lol 😆

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

@@julieattard7098 bloody scary days Julie. I had things pop up a day or two later after I was with friend and he was talking about it...no searches, no nothing...just his voice talking about the subject...

[@julieattard7098]

@@GreenthumbsGarden I bought a Brand name soft cheese In lidl once and it kept coming up on my phone on adverts afterwards. I keep my location off as much as possible its not 100% but it helps x

[@moukafaslouka4796]

I want to grow an accent just like yours!

[@girlnextdoorgrooming]

If you do, I will let you marry me.

[@motog4-75]

It's a hybrid accent due to social circles & locality & probably a couple of other factors. I might be wrong here, but I hear a slight Welsh twang with a hint of West Indies/African & a sprinkle of English midland Bangladeshi/Pakistani. No offense to anyone. It's purely a regional thing with social circles aspect.

[@manslayer1972]

The south of England doesn’t lol. Sounds Newcastle x Welsh.

[@DrRock2009]

@@manslayer1972 more Lancs/Yorkshire I would say…

[@motog4-75]

@@DrRock2009 I still think it's a bit of a hotpot stew, as in there's various accents mixed in there........

[@karleighcox5654]

Thanks to this after 5 months I got 5 seeds to germinate! I just planted them.

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Awesome great job Karleigh Cox 👍 Be sure to let us know how it goes! 😊

[@oldmanpatriot1490]

put mine in the fridge yesterday.. I cant wait

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

🙃 Great!

[@BeFree-BeFrugal]

Interesting never thought of doing this

[@mars-smithsam5691]

Great video content, I will try to plant it again

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

yes go for it Sam, let me know how it goes!

[@jaredsparks3871]

Thank you for this video, I tried germinating cherry pits but did not know you had to first remove the outer shell. Of course, none of them germinated. I will try your method. It looks promising.

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

You are welcome! the main thing is that it needs the cold stratification that it would naturally get in a cold climates winter to activate its growth. Braking the shell just helps improve the germination rate.

[@marialourdesbanez9450]

Me too

[@darrinblile7633]

Good video man.and now I know how to plant my Cherry's. thank you

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

Your welcome Darrin 😉

[@sunrise8ph120]

thank you Sir Alex for educating us, such a helpful channel.. I get inspired to try 🤔 growing this cherry seed here in the Philippines... God bless you for sharing .... 🙏👍

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

thanks mate :-) you will struggle to get them to fruit in the Philippines, Cherries need a cold period of weather to make them fruit. You should still be able to grow the tree though but fruit is another story :/

[@sunrise8ph120]

@@GreenthumbsGarden 👍 that would be ok since there are a few gardeners who have tried growing their own cherry tree somewhere in Davao and Mindanao....might as well give it a try...and follow your tips and others ..🙂 thanks for responding...

[@chainsawbetty]

Love the video you've gained a new subscriber! Learned new techniques that I haven't seen on any other channels 👌🏼 Can you use the cinnamon technique on any kind of seed that needs to be stratified? Thanks so much! 😊

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

I use cinnamon on a lot of things, it's great stuff. Ants don't like it also so helpful to keep them away.

[@KWAZEYlookinKOOKY]

This is Adam Sandler's best performance I'd say

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

He was pretty good in that one

[@honeybee2356]

So wonderful! Can you do an update? Also, will you be transplanting it to a huge planter? (IDK how sensitive they are)

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

oh you should see them!!! I'd put another pic in the community page but I'll save it for an update. I'll make sure to film it today and try and have it out ASAP! I'll wait until they take hold of the pot before I transplant then I'll just go for a bigger pot for now, it'll do them for a while.

[@liftingwitharthritis27]

God man, nicked from neighbour's back garden. You got a subscriber.

[@monicasmith9215]

Thanks my friend ❤️ , 2023 20 September

[@LK-3000]

I'm trying again using your method using cherry seeds from a local grower who went out of business this summer. I hope they work because the grower's trees are not being taken care of and I'm hoping to get at least one to sprout and continue the linage. I know they won't be true to seed but I can always graft onto them if they don't produce good fruit. Update: all those seeds failed but I'm trying again. If at first you don't succeed...

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

exactly, its always a win win, despite what some say. The worse case scenario is you have a nice rootstock to graft with... or firewood...😂

[@eetuerrenor5757]

Can you do a video for Prunus cerasifera seeds too, or is it the same procedure?

[@misterbigstuff8503]

Hi, thanks for your video. Did you stratify the seeds in the fridge for it to germinate?

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

yes, took about 2months for them to germinate while in the fridge

[@fullmoonmaiden777]

Ranier cherries from The Okanagan in BC have a limited growing season so I've saved virtually every seed from every bag of cherries i purchased so far this summer and want to grow them in the bald-head prairie. I'm not sure this is possible since the semi-arid desert of Southern Alberta is a completely different climate and topography from the warm, humid and lush valleys of the interior of British Columbia. That's why I subscribed to this channel BEFORE watching this video. I pray my efforts work. Thank you for this wonderful video. Take care and God bless 🙌 🙏

[@momiji6287]

I have some cherry seeds in the freezer since few months,I planted some 2 months ago but nothing sprouted,I'll try this now and see!