All good points, and not wanting to create extra work for myself I allow very few volunteers to grow to maturity. Every year I have more transplants than I can possibly use for myself. I have a soft spot for survivors, and sometimes it's just curiosity to see what colors, sizes, etc form.
They did a great job helping me get a good crop this year when a hail storm took out my newly planted garden. I had far too many plants from all sources. The cherry volunteers caught up and produced without missing a beat but were very late to ripen.
-Lisa
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