Among the huge number of fruit crops, perhaps, it is cherry that is especially popular among Russian gardeners. Someone grows old time-tested varieties, and someone experiments and plantes breeding novelties on their site.
In recent years, many became interested in hybrids cherry-cherry. This is due to the compactness of the tree, which greatly facilitates the care of it, high productivity, pleasant taste of the fruit.
What is cherry duke?
We will try to talk more about these fruit trees, which are increasingly preferred by gardeners (especially the middle strip). Dukes are called hybrids of cherries and cherries. According to the characteristic characteristics of the tree, the shape and size of the leaves, as well as the fruits, cherry-cherry is in the interval between two parent species. However, she is nevertheless closer to cherry.
Cherry duke has larger leaves than ordinary cherries, in size they are close to cherry. However, they are more dense and have a characteristic shine for cherries. The fruits are noticeably larger than traditional varieties. The best hybrids produce fruits weighing up to ten grams, and the largest of them often reach fifteen. This is about three times the weight of the classic varieties (Shubinka, Vladimirskaya).
The taste and consistency of the fruit is more like a cherry. The same can be said about aroma. I.V. Michurin (1888) brought the first domestic cherry-cherry. For this, the great breeder crossed the Central Russian cherries Belle with Winkler cherries . The variety was named Krasa North. It was successfully grown not only in Michurinsk, but also in the Moscow Region, St. Petersburg, the Middle Volga region, and even in Western Siberia. Today there are new varieties that gardeners have already appreciated.
Duke Miracle Cherry
This hybrid was obtained by crossing cherries Valery Chkalov with cherry Griot Ostheim. Among the dykes common today, this variety is closest to sweet cherry (according to the signs of a tree and leaves). One-year-old shoots are powerful, thick, like cherry, leaves are large, but dense, like cherry.
This hybrid bears fruit on bouquet branches (like cherries) that cover a two-year growth. Productivity is high, the fruits hang in dense garlands
Fesanna
A hybrid with fruits weighing eight to nine grams. According to gardeners, it has excellent taste in comparison with other dyukas. However, this variety is significantly inferior in winter hardiness to flower buds, thereby approaching cherry on this basis. Therefore, it is recommended to grow it in the southern regions of our country.
Bush cherries
Various varieties of bush cherries are widely used among gardeners. They are great for growing in rather harsh and snowy winters. Currently, several such varieties are known.
Zhukovskaya
This species has the ability to self-pollinate. Possible increase in yield when planting a bush next to another variety. Ripening occurs at the end of July. The fruits are large, dark, with excellent taste. Even under the most adverse conditions, it retains yields of up to ten kilograms. The variety is resistant to disease and frost.
Gnome
The maximum height of the tree is 1.5 m. The fruits have a pronounced sweet-sour taste. The main difference from similar varieties is late flowering and, as a result, later ripening of fruits.
Soft
A plant that actively produces crops by the fifth year after planting. It has a very high and early yield and a long shelf life of fruits. It is not recommended to plant alone, since this variety is self-fertile and completely does not produce crops without pollination. It has excellent winter resistance.
Menzelinskaya
Cherry with excellent crown shape. It resembles a weeping willow. The bush is quite large, famous for high yields. Like the previous one, it is not pollinated independently. It is resistant to cold and pests, but, besides this, it feels great in arid areas.
Cherry Baby: grade description
Finally, we come to one of the best types of bush varieties. This hybrid was bred at a breeding station (fruit) in Saratov. That is why the variety is often called cherry Saratov baby.
Cherry Rannaya and duke 1-2-29 were crossed for its breeding. Cherry has a small height, so in the suburban area it takes up very little space. For owners of small land plots this is very important.
Cherry Baby, whose variety description can be found in all gardening publications, differs from most bush cherries by very early ripening. Harvest can be harvested already in mid-June. This variety is also famous for its productivity. One bush gives up to twenty-five kilograms of fruit, which, according to gardeners, is a good indicator. The weight of one cherry is six grams.
Gardeners from the suburbs are ideal cherry Baby. Description of the variety by reputable experts suggests that it tolerates fairly low temperatures, has good self-fertility and is resistant to coccomycosis, a dangerous fungal disease. This is confirmed by numerous reviews of gardeners.
The indisputable advantages of the variety include:
- easy harvesting;
- ease of care;
- small size of roots that do not reach groundwater.
Landing
Cherry variety Baby is best grown and develops on a small hill. In this case, the seedlings are protected from cold air flows. Since it is a winter-hardy variety, it is successfully grown in the northern regions.
Before planting, carefully inspect its roots. It is important that they are free from defects or pests. If you find them, then the seedling must be soaked in water with the addition of a small amount of manganese (to a light pink color) for seven hours.
Cherry-cherry Baby is a photophilous plant. This must be taken into account when landing. Neighboring trees must not be allowed to obscure it. Loamy or loamy soil is suitable for the Baby.
Care
So, in your garden appeared Baby Cherry. The description of the variety, which is given in various publications on gardening, suggests that caring for this small tree is no different from caring for other fruit crops. It is important to ensure that under the cherry bushes there is always loose soil.
Prevent Weed Germination. For this, three loosening will be enough in the summer. Despite the fact that this cherry can easily tolerate a lack of moisture, it needs moderate watering. The first time it is carried out immediately after the bush blooms, and the second - when the size of ripening berries begins to increase.