Why did my cherry trees have no cherries in summer?

I have 2 cherry trees at back yard. They bloom in spring with many flowers. But in summer, no cherries were found. Can you explain why?

Why did my cherry trees have no cherries in summer?
Some cherry trees are ornamental cherries. Ornamental cherries are supposed to make pretty blossoms, but they're strictly ornamental and aren't expected to produce fruit.



If you have a fruiting variety, it may be lacking a cross-pollinator. That means that some cherry trees need a second tree, of a different variety, in order for the blossoms to be fertilized and bear fruit. For example, a Bing cherry may need a Rainier cherry to cross pollinate with for them both to bear fruit.

I had a friend whose cherry tree never produced fruit. One year, I cut off a small branch from one of my blossoming trees and took it to her place and taped it to her blossoming tree. She got cherries that year. That was all it took.



Some years, the weather doesn't cooperate with the bees. You need bees to get the blossoms pollinated. If it's rainy, the bees don't work. Bees have a very good union. :-)



Also, if it blossoms and then you have a cold spell it can kill the blossoms and you won't get any fruit.
Reply:Not being an expert I'll take a stab.



Cherry trees need cross pollination in order to produce fruit. If this doesn't happen none will result. Also, many times bugs or birds can get to them before they ever reach any appreciable size. My guess is you're not getting cross pollination, however. Just because you have two trees doesn't mean you have the RIGHT two. Also, was there any kind of freeze or cold snap that could have killed them after the blossoms came?



What kind of tree do you have and how old is it? That might have something to do with it as well. I believe young trees won't fruit for the first couple of years or so.
Reply:Cherries have a very short fruiting season.



In Australia they are usually at their peak around Christmas time, in southern Europe in June, in America in June, and in the UK in mid July, always in the summer season.



Annual world production (as of 2003) of domesticated cherries is about 3 million tonnes, of which a third are sour cherries. In many parts of North America they are among the first tree fruits ripe; hence the colloquial term "cherry" to mean "new" or "the first", e.g. "in cherry condition".



see if the area in which you live is mentioned in the list above.



If you have only a flowering variety then they may not fruit.



Try the links below for additional information-



http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2011_when....



http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2011_how.h...



http://gojapan.about.com/b/a/255681.htm



http://gojapan.about.com/od/cherryblosso...
Reply:It could be the birds ate them, And there are cherry trees that bloom only every other year.
Reply:Most likely you don't live in an area with the appropriate pollinators. If they are sweet fruit cherry trees they will need to be cross-pollinated. You might try collecting the pollen from one of you trees and applying it directly to the stigma of the flowers of the other, and vice versa. This way you will probably be able to get some fruit this year.