Every gardener has his own opinion on what a cherry should be. Someone more likes large, juicy and sweet, others like sour varieties, the third taste fresh sweet cherry. There are those who do not pay attention to the taste, but consider frost-resistant and undersized varieties of this fruit and berry culture. We will tell you what you can plant in the garden.
The best winter-hardy cherry varieties for Central Russia
- Ukrainian. This variety is not afraid of frost, gives good yields, fruits ripen quickly. It comes from the tall Vladimir cherry, therefore the tree is highly developed, with a large spreading crown.
The first crop can be obtained already on an annual plant. Will actively bear fruit from the third year. The largest collection of berries, from 10 to 24 kilograms per tree, yields at the age of 10 to 20 years, sometimes such volumes can be obtained from a 40-year-old cherry.
It blooms early, the fruit ripens in the middle of summer and is a drupe with thick dark red sap. The weight of a flat-rounded berry is about three grams.
The fruits tolerate transportation well. They can be eaten fresh or made into jams, juices and wine.
- Fertile Michurina. A small tree, grows slightly taller than human growth, with spreading branches. The saying “small and daring” is the best way to describe the variety. Cherry tolerates severe frosts and has large yields.
The first crop is taken from a three-year-old tree. At the age of up to nine years, up to 10 kilograms of cherries are obtained from one tree, but there are trees from which you can collect up to 25 kilograms of berries.
Large dark pink fruits weighing about four grams ripen quite late - at the end of August. Most often it is used in processing - in the manufacture of jelly, preserves and compotes.
The best varieties of the largest cherry
The following selection will come in handy for those who care about fruit size:
- The beauty of the north. The variety turned out after crossing cherries and cherries. The tree is tall and spreading. The yield is average, you can remove about 10 kilograms of cherries per season. Light pink, very juicy fruits weighing about five grams ripen by early July.
Due to their juiciness, the fruits do not tolerate transportation well, so it is better to cook compotes and jam from them.
- Lyubskaya. This is a short tree, up to 2.5 meters, but with a high yield. Fruiting from the third year and gives 13-30 kilograms of berries annually. The pink-red fruits weighing up to four grams ripen at the end of the second summer month and can wait until mid-August to be harvested on the tree. Cherries do not spoil during transportation, they are used in cooking and fresh.
The most delicious varieties of cherries
- Amorel. A variety that is quite popular among gardeners. The berries ripen early, at the same time as early strawberries. At the age of 10-18 years, each tree yields from 9 to 20 kilograms. The fruits are firmly attached to the trunk, so you have to use scissors during harvesting. The weight of a bright red berry is 3.5 grams. The fruits are very tender and easily damaged, therefore they cannot be transported.
- Dawn of the Volga region. Cold-resistant medium-sized variety. With a good yield - 12 kilograms of cherries from a tree. Light pink berries weighing 5 grams ripen in the middle of summer.
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