Many associations are associated with the summer. This is the smell of meadow grass, and the chirping of swallows, and the taste of juicy and fragrant cherry. If you have your own piece of land, then certainly try to grow it.
There are about 4000 varieties of this in the worldplants. All of them are divided into gini and bigarro. To the first are mainly the early varieties with sweet, juicy and tender flesh of berries. The juice is almost colorless. Such cherry is low-transportable and not subject to long-term storage, has a table purpose.
The cherry contains cherry with elastic, dense andcrisp flesh. The juice can be slightly colored or colorless. These varieties are good both fresh and processed. And mostly they are late or mid-term ripening.
Still half a century ago such culture, as a sweet cherry,was considered only a southern plant. But thanks to the work of breeders and the warming of the climate, it began to grow in the northern regions. Now it is often found in the areas of the middle band. It can even boast the suburbs of St. Petersburg.
Cherry "Iput" (photo shows how muchare beautiful these berries) should be properly planted. It should be borne in mind that cherry in most cases refers to cross-pollinated trees. Therefore, high yields will be only if there is a pollinator on the site, for example, cherry "Iput". The tree is characterized by an intensive growth of shoots, therefore they are cut off annually. It is done only in the spring, while the kidneys have not yet swelled. Annual shoots are shortened by 1/5.
Russian varieties that are ideal for the middle belt
The cherry variety "Iput" refers to dessertearly maturation. It is resistant to diseases, pests. A tree with a raised wide-pyramidal crown. Fruiting will be on the 4th year after planting. The fruits of this variety are dark red, large and one-dimensional. They have a heart-shaped form and sweet taste. Used in fresh form, and for compotes, jams, juices, jam and fruit wine. As pollinators are suitable "ostuzhenka", "tjuchevka" and "Bryansk pink".
"Crimean" refers to a winter-resistant variety. A tree with a spherical crown. The fruits are small, ripen early, their juicy pulp resembles a bird cherry. It produces excellent compotes and jam.
"Bryansk pink" - winter hardy, self-fertile variety,
"Cherry" is a tall tree withelongated-spherical raised crown. Refers to medium-resistant varieties. It has very tasty, large, sweet and sour fruits of yellow color. To pollinating varieties are cherry "Iput", "fatezh" and "Crimean".
"Tyutchevka" with a high yield, cherryfast-growing and winter-hardy. The medium-sized tree has sweet, large, globular fruits of dark red color. To pollinating varieties are cherry "Iput", "jealousy" and "Bryansk pink". "Tyutchevka" is good both fresh and processed.