Garfield Plantation Cherry

Prunus cerasus Origin: Garfield Plantation, Aroostook County, Maine Improvement status: This is true seed from a great cultivar that will not stay exactly true to type. Read more below. Seeds per packet: ~12 BOTANICAL SAMPLE - NOT GERMINATION TESTED (these start sprouting in the fridge in mid to late winter on their own) Life cycle: Perennial 'Garfield Plantation' is an extremely cold hardy tart cherry (or "pie cherry") from the small town of Garfield Plantation, population 81, in northern Maine's Aroostook County, grown on one farm for generations. The plant explorers at Fedco introduced this tree to commerce. They report that in 2009, some of these trees flowered and produced fruit just months after a winter that hit -44°! This may just be the most cold-hardy cherry tree there is. And the fruit are as tasty as any other pie cherry. The trees are also not only cold-hardy but disease resistant too. Seed-grown cherries will not be identical to their parents, but will carry many o