'Windsor' Sweet Cherry: Bacterial Canker and Wrong Climate

A young 'Windsor' dark sweet cherry shows a dead branch and amber gum on the trunk—classic bacterial canker. But the bigger issue: sweet cherries struggle in the Southeast. Summer humidity and winter temperature swings prevent fruiting; they also need high honeybee populations for pollination.

Tart (pie) cherries like 'Early Richmond', 'Montmorency', or 'North Star' are more reliable, though still challenging. Georgia isn't cherry country.