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if you throw cherry seeds in your garden will it grow a tree ???

if so, does the tree have a strong trunk or root? I mean hard to pull out of ground when 3 feet?

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1. No...Cherry pits need to be placed in a ziplock bag with a damp (not wet) paper towel, and kept in the refrigerator all fall and winter. In the spring, remove the seeds, and plant them in pots with potting soil. They should sprout relatively quickly. Once they are old enough, transfer them to larger pots or to the yard. Many of your harder seeds need to go through a dormant period. Their clock is set by starting the process in very cold temperature for several months. If you live in a cold environment (cold and snowy winters), then you can place them in the ground 2 to 3 inches in mid to late fall. It should have the same results. I prefer to germinate them in a more closely regulated environment as described above. As mentioned below, it is best (for fruit) to buy the trees from a nursery. The above mentioned should be done only for the pleasure/knowledge of growing things. I am a horticulturist, and love to perform the various methods of propagation.
2. It might. If you throw a bunch out there, you might get a couple seedlings that survive past infancy. It's not a particularly strong tree when young, and when it's three feet high, it may be hard to pull out with your hand, but easy to dig out with a shovel. If you WANT cherry trees, you'd have better luck if you are more deliberate that just pit-tossing. Then again, if you WANT a cherry tree, your best bet is to buy one, since the tree you get from a cherry pit will most likely be a hybrid of the mother tree (that produced the cherry), and whatever tree pollinated it. It may or may not produce cherries that are at all good to eat. You can buy small cherry trees for $25-40.
3. Just to add to the previous poster, an additional advantage to buying a cherry tree is that you'll knock a couple of years off the time it will take for the tree to produce, although it will still be about two or three years. Once established, a cherry tree will produce cherries for up to 30+ years, if properly cared for. If you do buy a cherry tree, be mindful of the type of tree you buy. Tart or sour cherries are the best for cherry pies. Sweet cherries are best for eating out of your hand.