Description and characteristics of the Persistent cherry variety, its advantages and disadvantages
Among the countless variety of fruit trees, our fellow citizens treat cherries with special love. The description of the Stoikaya cherry variety will be incomplete if not to note its excellent yield and unforgettable taste of the fruit. Anyone who prefers fresh cherries will love the Persistent. It is also suitable for jams, compotes, liqueurs and other types of canning.
Description
The variety is partially self-fertile, artificially bred. The varieties Zhukovskaya were crossed with Cinderella, plus the Zarya of the Volga region. The average yield is 84.2 centners per hectare, the maximum reaches 125.8 centners per hectare.
The very name of the variety Resistant is its most accurate description. And yet, let's note the main parameters:
- an adult tree reaches a height of up to three meters;
- winter hardiness is high for the recommended regions (Moscow region, mountainous and northern regions of Scandinavia, most of Russian regions);
- mid-July is harvest time.
Seedlings require additional treatment for fungal diseases.
Characteristics of the tree and fruit
The tree is characterized by medium vigor. He has a spreading, medium-dense crown. Cherry bears fruit on bouquet branches.
Dark red, rounded berries, 4.4-5 grams. The fruits are rated by professional tasters at 4.5 points (out of 5).
Pollinators
In order for the cherry to bear fruit successfully, it is recommended to plant at least two trees of different varieties with the same fruiting times on the site.
Since Zhukovskaya participated in the breeding of the Persistent cherry variety, the best pollinators for her will be:
- Moscow Griot;
- Turgenevka;
- Vladimirskaya;
- Lyubskaya;
- Youth.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
The advantages of the variety can be safely attributed to its high yield and tasty fruits.
The most significant drawbacks gardeners call the relative resistance to coccomitosis (a common ailment of cherry trees caused by the marsupial fungus lat) and moniliosis (a dangerous disease of cherry trees caused by the marsupial fungus Monilia cinerea).
Planting and care rules
In order for a cherry tree to grow and bear fruit quickly, it is important to choose a suitable site and correctly determine the planting time. And it will depend on the region:
- southern - in spring or autumn;
- northern and central - in spring.
The main thing is that the site is sunny, with sandy soil and no groundwater nearby. It should be chosen especially carefully, because this fruit tree does not tolerate transplanting well, so plant it for 15 years, no less.
For young cherry trees, you will have to organize special care:
- loosen the soil from time to time;
- remove weeds;
- watering;
- trim.
If the tree bears fruit, care should be taken differently:
- In the spring - water abundantly, spray with honey solution, loosen the soil, cut the roots and mulch the soil around the trunk.
- In the summer - water abundantly, apply nitrogen, phosphorus and potash fertilizers, harvest fruits as they ripen.
- In autumn, apply organic matter and mineral fertilizers, and trim.
Cherry varieties Stoicaya found its admirers in various regions of Russia.
