There are many associations associated with summer. This is the smell of meadow herbs, and the twittering of swallows, and the taste of juicy and fragrant cherries. If you have your own plot of land, then by all means try growing it.
In total, there are about 4000 varieties of this plant in the world. All of them are divided into gini and bigarro. The first include mainly early varieties with sweet, juicy and tender pulp of berries. Their juice is almost colorless. Such cherries are not very transportable and are not subject to long storage, they have a table purpose.
Byarro refers to sweet cherry with elastic, dense and crispy pulp. Her juice may be slightly colored or colorless. These varieties are good both in fresh form and in processing. And basically they are late or medium ripening.
Half a century ago, such a crop as cherries was considered only a southern plant. But thanks to the work of breeders and climate warming, it began to grow in the northern regions. Now it is often found in parts of the middle lane. It can even boast of the suburbs of St. Petersburg.
Sweet cherry "iput" (the photo shows how beautiful these berries are) should be planted correctly. It should be borne in mind that cherries in most cases belong to cross-pollinated trees. Therefore, high yields will be only if there is a pollinator variety, for example, iput cherry. The tree is characterized by intensive growth of shoots, so they are pruned annually. This is done only in the spring, while the buds are not yet swollen. Annual shoots are shortened by 1/5.
Russian varieties that are ideal for the middle lane
Variety of cherries "iput" refers to desserts of early ripening. It is resistant to diseases, pests. A tree with a raised wide pyramidal crown. Will bear fruit in the 4th year after planting. The fruits of this variety are dark red, large and one-dimensional. They have a heart shape and a sweet taste. It is used both fresh and for compotes, jams, juices, preserves and fruit wines. Suitable pollinators are Ostuzhenka, Tyutchevka, and Bryanskaya Pink.
"Crimean" refers to a winter-hardy variety. Tree with spherical crown. The fruits are small, ripen early, their juicy pulp resembles the taste of bird cherry. It makes excellent compotes and preserves.
"Bryanskaya pink" - winter-hardy, self-fertile variety,
which is resistant to disease, but has a fairly late ripening period. A medium-sized tree with a wide pyramidal crown will bear fruit after planting for the 5th year. The size of the fruit is medium, the
color is pink. The flesh is juicy, with a dense texture of light yellow color and a sweet taste. The variety is used both fresh and in processed form. The best pollinators for it are the "iput", "tyutchevka" and "jealous" cherries.
“Cherry” is a tall tree with an elongated spherical raised crown. Refers to medium-resistant varieties. It has very tasty, large, sweet and sour yellow fruits. Pollinating varieties include cherry "iput", "fatezh" and "Crimean".
"Tyutchevka" with a high yield, cherries are quick-growing and winter-hardy. The medium-sized tree has sweet, large, spherical fruits of a dark red color. Pollinating varieties include cherry "iput", "jealousy" and "Bryansk pink." Tyutchevka is good both in fresh form and in processing.