{"product_id":"evans-sour-cherry-tree-cutting-bareroot","title":"Evans Sour Cherry Tree Cutting Bareroot","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: \u003c\/strong\u003eOur Evans sour cherries are grown from cuttings so they will be smaller and bushier than the grafted and seedling sour cherries we offer. Please see 'Size at Purchase' below for more details!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory: \u003c\/strong\u003eEvans (aka Bali) was originally grown by a Mrs. Borward living near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. This was quite notable since, at the time, it was believed that it was impossible to grow any cherry trees in the prairies! She had been growing the cherries since the early 1920s and the cold hardy tree was eventually brought to the attention of horticulturalist Dr. Ieuan Evans by a friend. In 1976, her garden was slated for destruction due to the pending construction of a federal prison so she invited Dr. Evans to take suckers to propagate the tree. He gave the suckers out to a wide circle of friends and acquaintances who were all impressed and the variety was dubbed 'Evans' in his honour by another Alberta Agriculture horticulturalist. Dr. Evans tried to bring the variety to the attention of local nurseries who turned it down, refusing to believe cherries would grow in the cold prairie climate. Eventually, it was picked up by nurseries and Evans became the number one selling cherry tree in North America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy We Grow It: \u003c\/strong\u003eEvans produces bright red cherries that are excellent for pies, jellies, jams, and juice. This naturally dwarfing variety only reaches about 12-14ft tall compared to to a full-size tree which can reach up to 25ft. Evans tends to grow as more of a bush but can be pruned to maintain a tree form. It produces a profusion of white blooms in the spring which makes it quite attractive as an ornamental plant as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"sour cherry blog\" href=\"https:\/\/silvercreeknursery.ca\/blogs\/news\/scrumptious-sour-cherry-recipes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCheck our our blog post with some tasty sour cherry recipes!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"1 year plant","offer_id":52790510813495,"sku":"C-SO-EV-1","price":26.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2 year plant","offer_id":52790510846263,"sku":"C-SO-EV-2","price":37.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0065\/7552\/1839\/files\/Carmine_Jewel_Sour_Cherry_Tree-228x228_97252e9e-5732-44e0-b091-5dafda5fa795.jpg?v=1785939098","url":"https:\/\/silvercreeknursery.ca\/products\/evans-sour-cherry-tree-cutting-bareroot","provider":"Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}