How to Plant a Sugar Sweet Cherry Bush

Select a planting site for your Sugar Sweet Cherry bush that has well-drained soil and receives full, direct sunlight. Choose a planting spot where the bush will be at least 8 feet away from other plants, trees and shrubs.

Dig a planting hole that is twice the width of the cherry bush’s root ball or container and the same depth. Amend the displaced soil with organic compost to make a half-and-half mixture of compost and dirt.

Remove the cherry bush from the container, or remove the burlap from the root ball, and carefully loosen the outer roots.

Place the root ball into the planting hole and backfill the amended soil. Tamp the soil down gently with your hands to eliminate any air pockets between the soil and the roots.

Water the cherry bush deeply, moistening the soil down to the root ball. Provide about 1 inch of water once per week.

Spread a 2-inch layer of organic mulch on the ground around the cherry bush so that it covers the root area. The mulch will help to keep weeds from growing around the base of your sugar sweet cherry bush and retain soil moisture.