The first problem of planting cherry trees is to choose the planting season. Cherry trees can't be planted alive all year round. It's better to plant them in late winter and early spring. Generally, at least two cherries should be planted, because they need to be pollinated with each other, otherwise they will not bear fruit. Now some varieties can pollinate each other without planting two. For example, a new variety, Craig scarlet, can be planted, which is delicious and the tree is not big. Some varieties will bear fruit in the second year after planting, but you'd better knock out the fruit and let the nutrition grow trees. When the tree grows well, let it bear fruit. Just like a little girl, don't let her have a baby too early, wait for her body to mature and regenerate. The same is true.

Soil and environment: fertile soil with good water permeability is needed. The root system of cherry trees is developed and the water demand is not very high. Relatively speaking, the roots need ventilation. Cherry trees whose roots are soaked in water can't grow well. Cherry trees like a cool and non-humid climate. It is not cold in spring, and it doesn't rain in early summer and harvest season. Cherry trees bloom later than peach blossoms and earlier than apple blossoms, which is the latest among all drupes. Cherry trees prefer warm spring to wet, but they usually need a long hibernation period.

Propagation: Grafting or cutting can be used. If you are not careful, cherry trees can grow to more than ten meters high. Now some new varieties are semi-dwarf.

Pollination, pruning and fruit thinning: Cherry trees, like pear trees, prefer to run straight to high places rather than long horizontal branches. The trimmed shape is generally a central guide line or a modified central guide line. Traditional cherry trees can't bear fruit by themselves, and need another cherry tree to pollinate each other. However, not all trees can pollinate each other. Some trees put together don't pollinate each other because they don't match. It's like finding a partner. You have to be right. Now some new varieties can pollinate themselves. Cherry trees don't need a lot of pruning because cherry blossoms can bear fruit every year. Usually just remove the dead branches and horizontal branches and cut the long branches short. Cherry trees generally don't need fruit thinning. But the cherry tree has a big problem, that is, the birds are seriously damaged. If you are generous, birds can make you not eat a cherry. For family orchards, the best way is to cover the trees with nets. Go to Home Depot to buy some PVC water pipes. Use it to build a shelf around the tree and fix it on the ground. Then put the net on the shelf, not directly hanging on the tree. The reason is that if you put it directly on the tree, it will be very difficult to put it on first. When you take the net off the tree, it will be completely torn. Based on this, the cherry tree must not grow too high.

Let's answer the second question. Is the cherry tree still alive?

Whether the cherry tree is alive or not is relative. As long as you treat it like a child, take care of it carefully, and then plant it according to the above method, the survival rate should be high.