The cherries you and your family enjoyed were most likely from nursery-grown trees with grafted root stocks. If you want trees to bear fruit within the next year or two, I highly recommend starting with a field-grown tree, which will be two to three years old already. Planting your seeds will not likely result in fruiting trees. On the other hand, you can always try growing them just for fun! And the rainy season in California is a good time to plant.
Hi Maika,
The cherries you and your family enjoyed were most likely from nursery-grown trees with grafted root stocks. If you want trees to bear fruit within the next year or two, I highly recommend starting with a field-grown tree, which will be two to three years old already. Planting your seeds will not likely result in fruiting trees. On the other hand, you can always try growing them just for fun! And the rainy season in California is a good time to plant.