Show no U LOW ALTITUDES FOR CHERRY trees do not thrive well we where summers are particularly longani Lon long gand and dry where grown by H P GOULD cherry trees tie do not thrive well as e a rule whore where tho the summers are particularly pari i ticul arly long and hot for this reason more than any other they are grown but little in the south and to the limited extent they are planted in that part of the country the best success Is attained at the higher altitudes in their endurance of low temperatures tle the widely grown sour cherry varieties approach the apple varieties A ga 41 1 x IT 4 1 ay iy ian f 14 q M ti young sour sour cherry tree which are grown commonly in the northern commercial apple producing districts the most important commercial sour bour cherry orchards ore are located in the hudson river valley in western new york k western west ern michigan northern ohio the arkansas river valley in colorado door county couney wisconsin parts of iowa and to a lesser extent in other states large quantities af cherries in the aggregate are produced in states and sections not specifically me mentioned but asa as a rule the orchards are small and do not represent important community interests the lending leading varieties of 0 sweet cherries are less hardy than the best known sour sorts their endurance of cold corresponds more nearly to that of the peach it may be doubted whether sweet cherries as a group endure long hot summers any better than the sour sorts possibly not as well |