June 20, 2020
June 25, 2021
May 26, 2022
April 26, 2023
This Black Cherry was one we got free from the Conservation Service and Indiana DNR. The first picture was taken on June 20, 2020 shortly after we planted it in our backyard. The sapling was then in a cage for protection, and the top visible rung on the cage is less than 2 feet high. The second picture was taken on June 25, 2021. By then the tree was a little over 6 feet tall. The tree reached a little over 10 feet in height by the end of May, 2022. Today, April 26, 2023, has the tree measuring a full 14 feet tall. According to what we have read, after about 7 to 8 years of growth we should have Black Cherries to pick.
Roadtirement 
“See the tree, how big it’s grown
But friend it hasn’t been too long
It wasn’t big
I laughed at her and she got mad
The first day that she planted it, was just a twig”
I’m pretty sure you recognize those Lyric’s from “Honey” by Bobby Goldsboro.
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Ah, what a great tune and a great singer! We both remember Bobby well!
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And your twig is growing into a tree.
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👍🌳
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Growing well
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that has come along well!
✨🦋🐍🕊🐉🗝⚖🕯🤍⚛🎐🎋🙏✨
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That’s wonderful, it has really grown! ❤️
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It is doing well, thanks John.
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Fabulous
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Thanks, Sheree!
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Pleasure
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The cherries should have a very satisfying taste by then!
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We sure hope so! 😉
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It looks like it is growing.
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It still does remarkably well totally on it’s own. We’ve not watered, fertilized or anything since we planted it.
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Love this !
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Thank you!
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