Description of the variety of cherry Dessertnaya Morozovoy, characteristics of yield and pollinators
Gardeners often look for the right cherry variety to suit their taste needs and to bear fruit well. Cherry variety Dessertnaya Morozovoy winters well, and the berries are quickly filled with juice.
Breeding history
This cherry variety is in demand among modern gardeners. It was bred at the Michurin All-Russian Research Institute of Horticulture from cherries Vladimirskod, the bone of which was treated with the chemical mutagen ethyleneimine. The concentration level reached 0.1%. The variety was included in the State Register of Breeding Achievements in 1997. Since that year, it has not lost its popularity among breeders. The variety is named after Tamara Vasilievna Morozova.
Description and characteristics of the tree and fruit
Cherry Dessert Morozovaya is characterized by medium height, round spreading crown. On branches covered with light brown bark, the average number of leaves, their size is large. The color is dim, green. The smooth surface is not pubescent, there is a double-gable serration along the edge. Petioles are medium-sized with reddish glands.
Interesting! Both bouquet branches and annual shoots bear fruit. And there are more berries on the last.
The inflorescences are very beautiful, with five round white petals, shaped like roses. The fruits are large, juicy and reach 5 grams. A small seam can be seen on the abdomen of the berry, and a depression at the base. The skin and pulp are of a bright scarlet color, with a round bone inside, easily separating from the pulp. The berry has a high sweetness and a low acidity. Now, having learned the description of the variety, it will be possible not to make a mistake when buying a seedling.
Features of the variety
Before planting a tree, you should familiarize yourself with some of the characteristics of the variety.
Winter hardiness
Winter hardiness of trees is good. And if you cover the trunk with snow, the cherry will bloom later, and this will save the ovaries from repeated frosts.
Pollinators
The best pollinators are Student, Griot Rossoshansky, Vladimirskaya. It reproduces well by cuttings; in good years, the rooting rate reaches 70%.
Ripening period and yield
The tree begins to bear fruit in the fourth year. The berries ripen relatively early - in the second decade of June. And if the weather was sunny, then the harvest begins in early June. This variety for dessert purposes is partially self-fertile. Fully ripe berries look, as their name suggests, very attractive. Taste with pronounced sweetness, which is diluted by subtle sourness.This cherry variety tolerates transportation very well.
This is a great advantage for selling it in the markets. The yield reaches 35 kg per tree.
Disease resistance
Cherry Dessert Morozovaya moderately resistant to coccomycosis. Studies were carried out, and under conditions of a strong infectious background, the susceptibility was 1-2 points.
Beneficial features
Cherries contain many hematopoietic elements that help with a disease such as anemia:
- cobalt;
- copper;
- iron.
A large amount of pectin helps to remove toxins and toxins, and the pulp contains bactericidal elements. Cherry fruits improve digestion, strengthen immunity, and quench thirst in hot weather.
Growing conditions
After rooting, water the seedling in sufficient quantities, weed and shallowly loosen the soil for the first year. From the second year of life, certain care measures must be observed. Nothing complicated, but thanks to this, the tree will actively grow and bear fruit. A good harvest will grow if:
- apply fertilizers;
- loosen the soil;
- timely prune branches;
- process and heal trees, if necessary.
In autumn, the bark is whitewashed at the trunk of adult cherries to a height of one and a half meters and the beginning of the skeletal branches. For the good development of cherries, competent feeding is necessary: nitrogen fertilizers are used in the spring. In summer, they fertilize with infusion of nettle or mullein. Take a bucket of mullein, a kilogram of ash and five buckets of water.
Insist for a week, mix. Each cherry is watered with two buckets during flowering, the beginning of the ovaries, after harvest and in the fall, when the tree is already resting.You cannot get a good harvest without proper pruning. In the spring, all dry branches are removed, and then pruning is performed for fruiting.
Features of planting and care
For the Dessertnaya variety, it is advisable to select an area located on the sunny side. There are rules to follow:
- Groundwater is no closer than one and a half meters near the surface of the earth.
- The landing site is protected from drafts and strong winds.
- Neutral soil composition with the inclusion of sandy soil.
They dig a hole 50 cm deep, set the seedling vertically and cover it with a mixture of soil and fertilizers. Immediately watered with three buckets of water, after the soil subsided, they make a mound of sawdust and humus. Proper care of cherries will give its results, and in 4-5 years it will be possible to try the first harvest.
