Meanwhile, I plan to make Nanking Cherry Syrup rather than jelly, but still, great info and wit as a spice, so thank you.

Last year, my Nanking cherries’ second year, they were COVERED but the birds ate the cherries while they were still green. This year, with bird-netting over six of the seven trees (I did share a little with the birds….), I have tons of these little cherries coming on.

Question: The cherries in your photo look very very red-ripe. But some sites say to use them before they have quite finished ripening. What’s your opinion? I did my first harvesting half-n-half with red-ripe and orangy colored mixed.