I think this tree may be in its third year with us and we too have bitter winters in New Hampshire...all that cold air and extreme wind coming down from Canada...Ha!
Last year we had just a few cherries.
We also have a sweet cherry tree but that is not yet producing. It may be 2 this year.
If you find a way to pit the cherries that works I would like to hear about it. I am worried about the VBS kids finding pits even though I really massaged the cherries over and over. Even when I thought I had them all and poured them into the shell I still found two more.
I always read all your posts and enjoy them.
Thank you, mine is a sweet stella cherry Tree