Show no 1 U LOW ALTITUDES FOR CHERRY trees do not thrive well where sum mers aro are particularly long and dry where grown by 11 P GOULD GOUID cherry trees do not thrive well as a rule where the summers are particularly ticul arly long iong and hot F for or this reason more than any other they are grown but little in the south and to the limited extent they are arc planted in that part ot of the country the best success Is attained at the higher altitudes in their endurance of low temperatures the widely grown sour cherry varieties approach the apple varieties T fa T 1 41 1 it young sour cherry tree raich are grown commonly in the northern commercial apple producing districts the most important commercial sour therry cherry orchards are located in the hudson river valley in western new york western michigan northern ohio the arkansas river valley in colorado door county wisconsin parts of 0 iowa and to a lesser extent in other states large quantities of cherries in the aggregate are produced in states and sections not specifically mentioned but as a rule the orchards are small and do not represent important community interests The leading varieties of sweet cherries tire 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 gro group up endure long hot summers any better than the sour sorts possibly not as well |