Why Washington Chopped Down The Cherry Tree

We have a couple of wonderful cherry trees in our yard. We planted them years ago, and they have been producing nicely ever since. I love the fresh cherries to eat and I love to make cherry jam! Delicious!

Now here is the problem. We have all dwarf or semi dwarf trees in our yard, but there is this one tree that was obviously mislabeled and it is a cherry tree!

Each winter Hubby prunes it back to a normal size and each summer it grows larger and larger. Why is this a problem? Well, because as much as I love cherries, so does every bird in southern New Hampshire.

We have been, quite literally, overwhelmed with feathered friends. Entire flocks of them! They come to munch on our cherries and I swear to you, they tell their friends, cousins, Uncle and Aunts!

Hubby, a friend, Tina and I attempted to net the one big tree today. The mission was difficult and I swear to God, I do understand why President Washington cut down the cherry tree! For as much as I love those cherries, the only way to get them is to net the tree and that is darn near impossible!

Not only is it hard to net the tree, but the hard unripe cherries fall and can really hurt your eyes if they hit you! So I wear ski goggles to protect my eyes.

I’ve told Hubby that we simply have to chop that tree in half over the winter. We simply have to get that bad boy under control. And then, we must put a net on right after the blossoms are gone.

One thing is for sure, we must do something or like Washington, I’ll be chopping down the cherry tree!