Ornamental cherry trees

Mooks

Hiya guys just wanted to know if you can rear saturnidae on ornamental cherry trees as l have a small leaved large tree in my back garden, never thought if l can rear anything on it..
Anyone ever used one for rearing..

Thanks..

MichaelDonkin

Ian,
I have had some success with D Simla and S Pyri on ornamental cherry. I reckon there will be a few more and anything is worth a try.
Michael

Mooks

Hi Mike - Cheers for that think l might try it saves getting wierd looks gathering normal cherry outside lol Oh just noticed are you the guy that knows my good friend Martin Eggrets in Sunderland ? He mentioned a Michael in South sheilds ...

MichaelDonkin

Ian,
Its a small world. I often wonder what would take all the trees in my garden to save me skulking round the local bushes! I had some Automeris species last year that did very well on lantana and even a passion plant. I have a lot of Japanese Acers and might try a few things this year. I can never understand why Oak would be such a good foodplant when the local species probablynever see it.
Michael

Mooks

Hiya - Yeah been helping out Martin for over a year now as l used to rear in the 90s and this year lve rekindled my interest and started up again on a small scale but to be honest it never left me. Only gave up cause my young kids were allergic to scales and hairs.
Just got that large overgrown cherry in the back think it might get some stick if things take it.
I have just bought a 6ftx5ft square plastic greenhouse that lm going to rear in, l built a 40ft x 15ft butterfly house in the 90s a breed and release programme of UK butterflies but it was ripped out by the guy who ran the attraction in Middlesbrough where l lived < yes lm a north easterner too > Wasnt impressed with him when l returned from holiday took 12 months to get it up and running..

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Heres my small set up lm going to make a few more holes with netting across to try and reduce humidity just hope it will be ok..

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