Texas Gardening: Minnie Royal and Royal Lee Cherries in Texas, 1 by cr0ak

cr0ak wrote:
I bought one of each of these trees last January or February. One of them survived the downpour that we had early in the year - the other drowned. The one that survived the swamp-like conditions in my back yard has also survived the heat/drought conditions this past summer, although it hasn't grown anywhere near the size of the other new fruit trees that I planted at the same time (possibly because I planted lemon grass too close to it and the grass ended up growing taller than the tree! I've since gotten rid of the lemon grass.)

I hope to be able to buy a replacement for the tree that I lost - and I plan on digging out the survivor, dumping about half a yard of good soil in that area, then replanting it. I figure that I'll plant them on a mound tall enough so they won't flood during our occasional monsoons. LOL

This image shows the newly planted "island" with the two cherry trees and the lemon grass. You probably think I planted the trees too close together, but I had taken classes at Urban Harvest on "High density home orchards" - where you plant 2, 3, 4, etc. trees 18-24" apart and grow them as one tree. (Unless you're planning on getting a lot of produce to sell. This method is strictly for people who want a small amount of different varieties of fruits.)