Description and characteristics of Meteor cherry varieties, its advantages and disadvantages
Among fruit trees, the cherry is in second place after the apple tree. The fruits are not only tasty, but also rich in vitamins. Eaten fresh and canned. Leaves are used for conservation; bark and branches - for medicinal purposes. Sweet varieties are in the greatest demand. Among others, Meteor is popular - a hybrid of cherry and sweet cherry, American selection. The variety is self-pollinated.
Description
The Meteor variety has a tree of medium height, with a sparse crown in the form of a flattened ball. The branches are straight, growing up. The fruits are large, with a well-separated stone. The peduncle is torn off without damaging the berries.
When describing the variety, it should be noted resistance to low temperatures. However, it is not recommended to plant in the northern regions. The hot summer is satisfactory. Productivity is high.
Characteristic
Cherry Meteor begins to bear fruit in the third year after planting, if the seedling is grafted.
Ripening time
The Meteor variety is medium late, flowering begins in May. The berries ripen by early August.
Cherry blossom
The berry is red. The pulp is creamy pink, the juice is practically uncolored.
Cherry flavor
The berry is sweet, with a slight sourness. The pulp is soft, moderately juicy.
Fruit size
The berry is large, rounded. The weight of one fruit reaches 4.5 grams.
Crown type
Medium-sized tree with a sparse flat-round crown. The bark of the branches is dark brown. Shoots (growing stem part) straight, growing upward, brown in color.
Winter hardiness
This variety tolerates low temperatures well - up to minus thirty-two degrees. At minus forty, only 37% of the undamaged kidneys remain.
Disease resistance
Good resistance to fungal diseases such as coccomycosis and clotterosporia.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Advantages of the Meteor variety:
- High productivity.
- Frost resistance.
- Harvesting can be done using special machines.
Disadvantages: the color of the pulp is not saturated, light. The drink made from these berries practically does not stain, has a pink tint.
Features of planting and care
Cherry loves a lot of light, does not tolerate cold winds. Therefore, before planting a seedling, it is necessary to choose a sunny place protected from the wind. Sandy soil is favorable for the future tree. If the soil is clay, add a bucket of sand to it. The depth and width of the fossa should be sixty centimeters, upward the hole expands slightly.
Before planting, you need to apply organic fertilizer, and immerse the seedling in water for three hours.
Taking care of cherries is not difficult at all.In the first month after planting, water the tree not with ice water from a hose, but with settled and heated to daytime street temperature. Water should be abundant, but not often, as the soil dries. After five weeks, fertilizers, humus or peat are applied.
