Nanking vs Evans cherry seeds
Nanking has smaller cherries carried close along the branches. Evans has larger, oval to elongated fruit that keeps its stems when picked, and can be trained as either a tree or a bush.
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| Detail | Nanking Cherry | Evans Cherry |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit size | About 1/2 inch | About 5/8 to 3/4 inch |
| Fruit shape | Round | Oval to elongated |
| Picking | Fruit held close along the stems | Fruit retains its stems when picked |
| Preferred form | Usually best managed as a bush | Tree or bush, with a natural tendency toward a tree form |
| Seed parent background | Prunus tomentosa bush cherry | Named sour cherry parent, Prunus cerasus |
| Leaves | Fuzzy leaves | Smooth leaves |
| Mature size | 6 to 12 ft, depending on pruning | 10 to 15 ft, depending on pruning |
A closer look
Nanking Cherry
Nanking is mostly self sterile. A lone bush can occasionally fruit, but two or more bushes generally give much better fruit set through cross pollination. The compact form and fruit carried along the stems make it a different picking experience from a sour cherry tree.
Evans Cherry
Evans seed records the parent, not a promise of identical Evans trees. Fruit and growth traits can vary in the seedlings. The larger fruit, retained stems and more tree like form describe the comparison we are making with the parent.