Cherry Cherry 1. I have a couple of Catalina Cherry trees in my back yard. I finally started eating them. The pits are very large, and easy to crack open. I nibbled one and it tastes like raw almonds.
All cherry pits contain small amounts of cyanide and cause poisoning if eaten in large quantities.
We have a sweet cherry tree that we planted in 1993. It has done well so far, but we recently noticed a sticky, sappy substance coming from the bark at its base. We have been very careful when mowing or working around the tree. It is too late to treat since the borer is already in the tree and doing its damage. The leaves are a burnt orange color.