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Home Tart Cherry Production Product Forms Health Export Directory Sweet Cherry Directory Board Members Meetings Contact Us Production Research Presentations More Cherry Marketing InstituteUSA Cherry Fast Facts The most well known U. S. grown tart sour cherry is Montmorency There are about 7000 cherries on an average tart cherry tree. The number varies depending on the age of the tree weather and growing conditions It takes about 250 cherries to make a cherry pie so each tree potentially could produce enough cherries for 28 pies It takes about 6 to 8 pounds of fresh tart cherries to make 1 pound of dried cherries Cherry trees begin to produce fruit about five years after being planted in the orchards.