Cherry bones were found in the places of settlements of primitive tribes, and it got its name ("cerasi" in Latin) thanks to the city of Kerasunt in ancient Anatolia another 10,000 years BC. In ancient times, it was called Kerasunt fruits.
Cherries
Cherry is an ancient cherry that was first mentioned by Theophrastus, an ancient Greek botanist who lived in the 4th century BC. Today, there are 4,000 varieties of this tree, which are divided into 3 types:
Bigarro is a variety of medium and late ripening with dense and juicy fruits. This type of fruit is appreciated for its excellent palatability not only in raw but also in canned form. Bagration, Gaucher, Dneprovka, Zhabule, June Early, Nectar, and many others are cherries.- Gini is a more tender sweet cherry variety that does not tolerate transportation and is a table type of fruit. It has soft and juicy pulp and colorless or slightly colored juice. This is an early ripening maturity.
- Dukes are hybrid types of cherries formed by crossing with cherries. The concept of a duke was introduced back in the 17th century, when the first hybrid “May Duke” was introduced, which means “my duke” in English. At the end of the 19th century, Michurin introduced new varieties of dyuk, and then his followers continued the work in the 20th century. So there were such varieties as "Princess Northern", "Miracle Cherry", "Nochka", "Nurse" and others.
Sweet cherries are one of the earliest fruits associated with the arrival of heat and summer. For example, “Bull Heart” cherries ripen one of the first in June.
Choosing a place and soil for the bull’s heart cherry
Cherry trees are thermophilic, so the selection of the location and quality of the land is important for proper planting.
Sweet cherry “Bull heart” loves fertile soil, light in composition and not overloaded with fertilizers. It is important that the land gives free penetration of the roots inland, so it does not take root on clay soil and cold peat, and it does not bear fruit on sandy soil.
Sweet cherry "Bull heart", reviews confirm this, requires soil with good permeability in a sunny place. It is better if it is a small hill. If there is none on the site, it should be created artificially.
Another requirement that the “Bull Heart” variety makes is a protection against cold winds in winter. It can be either a natural defense, for example, other trees, or artificial. Competent gardeners plant this tree on the south side, taking into account that nearby trees do not obscure it for a long time.
Planting saplings of cherry bull's heart
Autumn is the best time for planting in order to get accustomed to the bull’s heart cherry in a new place. The description of the variety, especially the crown of the tree, shows that it is better to plant several trees at a distance of 3-3.5 meters from each other.
This is done for cross-pollination, while you can plant different varieties of cherries or cherries that bear fruit at the same time. Planting seedlings requires simple steps:
- If the planting of seedlings is scheduled for spring, then the pit should be prepared in the fall. The prepared pit should be more than half a meter deep and 80 cm wide.
- The bottom of the hole should be loosened and fertilized with 1-2 buckets of organic fertilizer mixed with fertile soil, and left in this form until spring.
- Before the buds begin to swell, superphosphate (300-400 g), potassium sulfate (100 g) mixed with fertile soil are added to the prepared pit.
- Cherry Bull's heart usually sits at the age of two. After the roots are sprinkled with earth, the seedling branches should be cut to ÂĽ of their length. This will allow the root system to develop and form a crown correctly.
It is important to remember that pruning of branches during planting is possible only if it occurred in the early spring before the beginning of bud swelling. Otherwise, pruning should be rescheduled to next year.
Cherry Care
Those substances that were introduced into the planting hole, “Bull’s heart” cherries, reviews of gardeners say this, the seedling is enough for 3 years. This variety begins to bear fruit for 4 years. Until this time, the tree should be "fed" only with nitrogen fertilizers, preferably urea. It must be scattered on the ground around the tree and immediately dug to cover it with a moist layer of soil.
For 4 years of life, fertilizers and water must already be taken out of the trunk circle, as the roots of the tree have grown. To do this, you can draw a groove along the width of the crown, put urea into it from a flow rate of 150-200 g per circle and pour.
In autumn, superphosphate (400 g) and potassium sulfate (120 g) are recommended to be added to the same furrow. At the same time, it is important to remember that “Bull’s heart” cherries, a description of the variety, confirms this, does not like both an excess of fertilizers and a lack.
In the following years, it is enough to apply urea in the spring, and in the fall organic fertilizers, so that the tree grows well and gives high yields.
Cherry “Bull’s heart” is very fond of moisture, therefore it is extremely necessary for watering during the period of swelling of the kidneys, ripening of the fruit and in dry times.
Description of the Bull Bull variety
This tree belongs to the category of medium-sized with medium density pyramidal crown. Its fruits are considered champions among other varieties, as their weight is 8 g, which is quite a lot for this type of fruit.
The color of cherries is dark red, almost black, the taste can be from sweet with sourness to very sweet. Sweet cherry "Bull heart", a description of this variety confirms this, does not like wet weather with a hot wind, because the fruits begin to crack. This variety does not tolerate transportation well and cannot be stored for long, but the taste qualities outweigh these shortcomings.
The benefits of cherries
Topping the list of beneficial properties of cherries is its low calorie content with a high carbohydrate content. This is an excellent dietary product, which includes:
- salicylic, folic, malic and citric acids;
- useful for the entire cardiovascular system potassium (250 g per 100 g of fruit);
- iron, manganese, zinc, boron, iodine, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus;
- vitamin C;
- vitamins of the groups PP, B, A and E.
All this together gives fruits that are beneficial for the body, which positively affect the immune system, increase metabolic processes and lower blood pressure. To prevent obesity and other diseases, doctors recommend spending fasting days with cherries, kefir and mineral water.